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Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1885-04-02

Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1885-04-02 page 1

VOL. XL VI. NO. 79. COLUMBUS. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1885 ESTABLISHED 1811. A PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE THAT NO ONE 13 ABLE TO SOLVE Is This Man Grover Cleveland The Boy's Play Indulged in by the Senators " Spirit of Civil Service Badly Disfigured. Special to the Ohio State J oumal. . Washikgtok, April 1. Mr. Cleveland has now been the occupant of the White House practically a calendar month. Were seven-eighths of his party representatives asked to give anything like a specific opinion of him, they would fail. "A month, and yet we don't know what he is," was the remark today which expressed the idea exactly. He has been cautious, that is true, but has he not been so cautious, and will he not continue to be so, that he will be nothing? There is a fear among the leaders of the Democratic party in Washington that the President intends to be an enigmatic executive, so that at the end of his term the country at large will know no more of him than M this time; and if there is anything the Democratic party has held its hands up lagainst, it is mysteriousness, indefiniteness, .and all that pertains to that. If one who said be liked the management of the President were asked wby he was pleased, I venture he could net give one sane irason. : It may be apparent at this time why none of the great men of the party have apaken in favor of the President. It is because they have nothing of which to speak. The outlines of a policy they fancied they discerned a fortnight or three weeks ago have proven false lights. So far all have followed jack-'o-lanterns who have essayed to trace a direction the ship of state is taking. The first month of the administration finds public opinion at sea without a chart or compass, and it will hardly find either in another joaonth. Senators at Boy's Play. . "Senators are very often like boys," observed a member of that-' august body this morning. "The talk we have been having in caucus shows that very plainly, although .the fact has been presented to me forcibly in sa thousand shapes. Much of this palaver we have been having over the redaction of the Senate's expenses comes from child's jilay. Some days ago Senator Van Wyck wanted to make an investigation, or get a 'Clerk, or go junketing, or something of that sort, and a Senator I believe it was Harrison apoi'ed. he Van Wyck design. The senator from Nebraska 'laid for1 the other senator, and after awhile offered a resolution to rescind an order for a trip the other senator was booked for; and in rescinding that order he was willing to sacrifice all others of a similar character; It was very much like the little boy who said 'If you won't play my way I won't play.' Of course, the whole thing amounted to nothing. But it has come to pass that a man can not exercise his conscience in the Senate without running against a hobby of somebody who will became offended." .: ; "What of the Sherman resolution?" I asked. - "That was all right. We had ordered so -many things that we found we would have a deficiency if we paid for them all, and the .Sherman resolution looked toward lopping some of them off. But iwo-or three chairmen of committees refused to provide a salary for their clerks during the summer by some means f,ne of them being Harrison, who cut off Van Wyck and you see it all footed up very largely. The thing became so common that scarcely a man was found .conscientious enough to refuse to take the soft places. The result of the Sherman resolution will be a saving somewhere sufficient 4o make this all up. It will be reported to the Senate next December." Trampling Upon the Spirit of. Civil Service. , Since the Democrats can not break the let ter of the civil service law it comes from the 'White-house that the spirit of it may be broken and trampled under the feet. A number of gentlemen who have applied for tenure offices, the terms of which do not expire for some time, have been told that if they can get the occupants to resign, or can put tbem oat through charges, the appointments will be made. It eomes likewise from the White-house that the postoffices not tiled by the President, and therefore having no terms, may be filled just as fast as good men can De touna tor them. Thus the sharp corners ot the civil service law are to be rounded off, and this is the bitter to be extracted from it. A gentleman who has been working for Phil. Thompson of Kentucky for a place of some kind, and wuo has oeen a Irequenter ot the White' house, ssid upon this point: "Few Republicans will be in office a year from now. By one way and another they will go. But I predict that the changes will De- made in such a way as to lose the respect of Republicans and the good will of men in the dominating party. The President and his Cabinet already realize what a curse office is to them. It is the bane and scourge of a party. The way this administration has started in, however, it will be cursed if it will and cursed if it don't. I some times think it would have solidified our party to turned the rascals all out in a day by a proclamation. It might have hurt the service. bnt it would have brought our men shoulder to shoulder. A more anxious lot of men to get places never offered to enlist in the services of any government than those that have been around here for a month. The expression on their faces is absolutely painful, and as they leave in disappointment their curses are inuescnoaoie. . The Interest in Grant's Condition. At no point in the country perhaps is so much interest evinced in the condition of General Grant as in Washington. ' Here al most every one is personally acquainted with him, and all feel a deep concern about him. Early this morning crowds clustered around the bulletin boards, and have all day been absorbed with sorrow. The intelligence ot his growing weakness and his hearing the end, and every bit of in formation bearing upon his condition was received in silent sorrow, and sadness was depicted upon every face. At the Capitol senators and representatives showed extraordinary interest in the bulle-' tins, and the name of Grant was t-poken with a downward inflection. Tonight many prominent men are receiving messages from .New xork, and the fear is expressed that the old hero can not last till moraine. Wash ington will go into mourning when the information finally comes that he is dead, and no people will mourn his demise more sin cerely. Personal. Letitia Miller has been commissioned post master at Paris, O. Joseph B. Hughes of Hamilton, O., is at the Ebbitt. Hon. William Bell of Ohio, was among the callers upon the President today. Hon. John G. Thompson was out on the streets again today. He is looking a little thin, however. Congressmen Paige and Warner are in ..Hew xorjc Western Associated Press Dispatches. Commissioner Black Issues a Circular, Wabhihcton, April 1. Commissioner Black today issued the following circular: To Pension Agents: Investigations now in progress show that in some instances very gross frauds have been perpetrated upon the government through the instrumentality of clerks employed in the pension agencies. You must exercise the greatest care in regard to the selection of your subordinates. The government, it is true, may be reimbursed from your bond for such losses as are arwe referred to, but this does not Dre vent re resulting scandal to the service. This message of earnest caution is sent you to call your attention particularly to your own risk and duty in the premises Investigate your agencies thoroughly. Take all possible p.-ecaution to cleanse "the service of every suspicious or nnwortny person. John C. Black, Commissioner. 'Confirmed. Washington, April 1. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the follow ing nominations: Brown, Shipley & Co. London, Eng., to be special fiscal agents of me wavy department; captain William Z. Volkmar, Fifth, cavalry, to be assistant ad iu- tant geuerai with the rank of maior: Can- tain George H. Burton, Twenty-first in- laniry, u oe inspector general with the rant ot major. To be postmasters inicnaei j. Dnugnerty at fialesburg, 111.; Ansel Watrous at Fort Collins, Col. ; Pale-mon Wiley at Central City, Col. ; Wilber P. Horn at Idaho Springs. Col.: Adelbert Hhen- herd at Waverly, Io.; Bayard 8. Gray at . ruruautt, iuu.; i nomas D. r rench at Alex andria, La. ; Charles is. Cook at McPherson Kas. ; (i. Marion Moore at Pleasanton, Kas, Vnited States Senate Extra Session. Washington, April 1. -After the reading of the journal the Chair laid before the Sen ate several communications which he had received in regard to the failing health of General Grant, and asked it it was the pleas ure of the senate that the secretary should read them. Several senators responded in the affirmative, whereupon the Associated Press bulletins were read from the secretary's desk. ! On motion of Mr. Sherman, the Chair was authorized to appoint the eommittee provided for by the Allison resolution adopted yesterday, to sit during the recess and take into consideration the contingent expenses of the Senate. The following senators were named: Messrs. Allison, Piatt, Pumb, Miller of New York, CockrelL, Harris and Payne. Upon motion ot Mr. Miller ot JVew yore the Senate at 12:10 went into executive ses sion. Aapinwall Burned by the Insurgents. Washington, April 1. The following dis patch from Commender Kane, of the Galena, has just been received by the secretary of the navy: Aspinwall is in ashes. It was burned by the insurgents to escape capture by the government troops. The Pacihc Mail dock railroad property on the north side of the island and the canal property at Crispol are the only buildings saved. The shipping is safe. 1 have all my lorce on shore pro-tentini? nronertv. Mv shin is crowded with refugees. Thousands are destitute and with out shelter. Nominations. Washington. April 1. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate todays A. Leo Knott of Maryland, to be second assistant postmaster general; John A. Showalten to be postmaster at Latrobe, Pa. AS TO CONFIRMATIONS. How the Senate Acted on Numerous Nomi- nations. Washihgton, April 1. The nomina tion of Henry G. Pearson to be postmaster of New York City was favorably reported from the Senate committee on postoffices and postroads today, but was not acted upon in the Senate. The Senate committee on finance has reported favorably upon all the nominations reierrea to it, tne most important being that of John T. McGraw to be internal revenue collector for the district of West Virginia, vice Samuel P. McCormack to be removed. There is a possibility of a contest in the Senate over, this nomination as McCormack has been in office bat a short time. The office has no fixed term. The nomination of General JoseDh E. Johnston, to be commissioner of railroads, was favorably and unanimously reported from the committee on raii roads. The nomination of Lewis McMullen, to be appraiser of New York, has not been reported irom tne senate committee on commerce, there being no quorum at the meeting this morning. There is an inclination among the Republicans to make contest over this nomination. The office has no fixed tenure, and the present incumbent has nued it many years, ills friends in the Senate say he has been an excellent officer, and that his removal without cause merely to give place to a Democratic subordinate is inconsistent with the spirit of civil service reform. The Republicans are, however, not unanimous in this regard, many deeming it best to make no contest, except in case of removals without cause from offices to which there is a term fixed bv law. The Republicans of the Senate are in caucus again upon tins subject. - Information, comes through private channels to senators that the President does not intend to make removals from offices which have fixed terms. The question of final adjournment hinges upon tne decision at tne caucus. The opinions of Republican senators were divided as between adjournment on Thursday or Friday and the prolongation of the session into next week. -1 HOSOB8 FOB SnEEMAS. His Probable Selection as President Pro Tern, of the Senate A Scrap of History. Special to the Obi) State JoomaL -.J---?, -fi Washington, April 1. When the Dem ocrats had a majority in the Senate four years ago, Vice President Arthur, at the in stigation of his party associates, declined to vacate his chair so as to permit the selection of a Democratic President pro tern, of the Senate. It is understood that Vice President Hendricks has no inten tion of following such an example, however, but will probably tomorrow vacate the chair, and the Republicans will then elect a Republican President-pro tempore. There has been a good deal of talk within tne last lew days of conferring this honor upon Mr. Sherman. Mr, Edmunds, it is said, does not want it again, and Mr. Sherman does. It was the intention of the Republican senators to elect Mr. Sherman to the position instead of Mr. Edmunds two years ago. and they would have done so but for a singular misunderstanding. Senator Saw yer ot Wisconsin was the marplot who deieatea tne wishes ot his colleagues, al .though in the most innocent manner im aginable. On the day of the caucus Messrs. Saw yer and Edmunds had a few minutes chat in one of the cloak-rooms. "Will you take the position again if it is tendered to you," asked Mr. Sawyer. Mr. Edmunds replied "that he did not care about it, but that if it came to him "unsolicited he should not decline." When the caucus met Mr. Sawyer, who had not been told that it was tne intention to nominate Mr. Sherman, spoke of his conversation with Mr. Edmunds, and in some way left the impression upon their minds that Mr. Ed munds desired the place again. As no one desired to offend Mr. Edmunds he was selected without anything more being said. It was not until afterward that Mr. Sawyer learned of the proposition to elect Mr. Sherman, and realized what effect his casual statement had upon Mr. Sher man s cnances. it is now thought that if any action is taken in the matter that Mr, Sherman will be elected President of the Senate pro tempore to compensate him for his disappointment in not being -placed at the head of the committee on hnance. Public Debt Statement. Washington. April 1. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement' issued today: Interest-bearing debt-Bonds at per cent..- Bonds at 4 per cent Bondg at 3 per cent - Refunding certificates Jisvy pension fund....... ... Principal. .............. .. . 250,000,010 .. 7:17,710,900 194,190, 00 . 248,200 14,000.0(10 1,196,149,600 Interest Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity ia,40,o Principal- ..... 4.951,505 Interest ... . - 242,310 Debt bearing no interests-Old demand and legal tener notes 346.7S9,r81 Certificates of deposit 27,215,010 Gold and silver certificates 96,699,371 Fractional currency .... ..... 15,313,033 L-ss amount estimated lest or destro, ed .86,875,934 fi,96",f 99 Principal 677,620,551 Unclaimed Pacific railroad interest.. 4,2i9 Total debt- Principal 1,87,721,656 xuwrest... ...... .............. ll,lVAlt'J Total . Total cash in treasury .Jl.889,913,776 H04,474,r Debt less cash in treasury April 1, 1885 March 1, 1885.. Decrease of debt during month........ Decrease of debt since June 30, 1881.... Current liabilities Interest due and unpaid.... Debt on which interest has ceased... Interest thereon ........, Gold and silver certificates... United states notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit........... Cash balance available April, 1885..... . 1,405,4S9,602 , 1.405,923,3M) 48V47 44,610,G33 1,5-52.535 4,951,505 242,310 296,699,37 27,215,000 153,831,451 Total Available assets . $184, 474,174 Cash in treasury. Bonds issued to the Pacific Eailroad 484 ,474,1' Company's, interest payable by the United States, principal outstanding 64, Interest accrued and not yet paid..... Interest paid by the United States. 65, Interest repaid by companies By transportation services 19, By cash payment, 5 per cent, of net earnings ,623,512 969,352 ,038,209 154,305 655,198 Balance of interest by United States... 45, ,228,705 Found Dead in Bed. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Cleveland, April 1. E. T. Conwell was found dead tonight in bed in his room from an overdose of morphine. O. W. Potter, president of the North Chi cago Rolling-mill Company, announces that the mill will go into fall blast next Monday. gtYiiig eiiip-iuy uicui iv low men. JUST BEFORE THE DAWN. THE OLD HERO'S LIFE EBBING AWAY. No Possible Hope for His Kecovery Hourly Bulletins of His Condition His Death the Blatter of Bnt a Few Hours. New Yobk, April 1. At 5 o'clock this morning Harrison, General Grant's valet, drove in haste for Rev. Dr. Newman, and Dr. Shrady, by call, hurried to the general's residence. Dr. Newman says that General Grant's condition is serious, and that it is believed the worst is near. Dr. Newnan and Senator Chaffee arrived at General Grant's residence at 5:50 a. m. At 05 a servant went to a drug store for medi cine for Mrs. Grant, who had become nervous. V. 8. Grant, jr., arrived at the house at 6:10, and h s wife, who was at the St, Cloud hotel, was sent for at 6:25. The following bulletin was given out at 30 a. m : "General Grant rested well until 4 a. m.. when he was seized with an attack of weak ness from which he rallied. "J. H. Douglas, M. D., "Geobge Shkady, M. D." At 6:55 a. m. ex-Senator Chaffee left Gen eral Grant's house. He said General Grant wa very low and wa conscious, but that he was dying. Mr. Chaffee believed the general was dying and he might go away any min-nte, but the doctors said he might last the day out. - ' At 9 o'clock esSenator Chaffee left General Grant. He says that the general is growing weaker. The throat is filling up, but the main trouble is with the heart The doctors say he may die at any time. Authentic information at this hour is to the effect that General Grant is failing fast, and that it is only a question of hours until the end is reached, tie is gradually sin Kin tr, but is not suffering pain. At 9:45 o clock tnis morning Kev. Dr. JNew- man left General Grant's house. He .was met by several reporters and said: "The general solemnly realizes the fact of his prolonged sufferings, but the strength of his intellect and the calmness and serenity of his mind are wonderful." A visitor who left the house at 1 o clock said that the gen eral had rallied, and was conscious and composed.Senator Chaffee states that the sudden weakness of General Grant this morning was the result ol an anection oi tne neart. it is understood now (10:45a.m.) that the general has entirely lost the power of speech. At 12:25 p. m. General Badeau left General Grant's house to get a private message from the telegraph office. While there he said General Grant was very low and was sinking rapidly. That he may die in an hour, and may live three or four days. "The general," said he, "is sitting up all the time, except at long intervals, when ne lies down a little time. He is surrounded by all the members of his family, and Dr. Douglas is in at tendance." General Badeau telegraphed to Colonel Payne at Washington to the effect that at the consultation of the physicians of General Grant this afternoon it was doubtful if his throat was in a condition to be examined, but that if it should be in a condition it was doubtful if any good result would follow, because the disease of the throat is regarded as beyond the control ot the physicians. In response to an inquiry Colonel Fred. Grant has just replied, "Father is very feeble and I think failing. I hardly think he will get through the night." General John C. Robinson called at the Grant house this afternoon and was told by uolonel red. txrant that nis latner was very low. At 2:45 p. m. Drs. Baiker and Sander left tne general s nouse alter tne consulta tion. Dr. Barker said that General Grant would live through the night if no serious complications should arise. At 2:4o p. m Ueneral ti rant was visited Dy Drs. Barker, Sands, Shrady and Douglas. His condition is an improvement upon that of the night. He has no pain in swallowing, takes his liquid food as usual, is free from the accumulation of secretion in the nares. has bad no attack of choking and no return of weakness. His pulse is still quite feeble and his vitality is considerably impaired. lie has not oeen unconscious at any time. i' 8 u. m. About 0:30 . m.-. Colonel Fred. Grant sent the following dispatch to a friend m Washington: ' Jbather sinking rapidly. At 7 o clock General John Cochrane called at the house to ask if the Loyal Legion, of which General Grant is commander-m-cmef , could hold their meeting at Delmonico's with propriety. On learning General Grants condition. General Cochrane stated that the legion would adjourn immediately after as sembling. H,x-secretarv of the Treasury W indom of Minnesota and ex-Postmaster General Thomas L. James have just called at the house, but were unable to see the general on account ot his condition. 9:20 p. m. Hon. Cyrus W. Field, Senator Leland btantord oi California and ex-Com missioner of Public Works Hubert O. Thompson have called at the house within the last hour. Four detectives from police head quarters are patrolling in the vicinity of the Grant mansion. The windows of the gen eral s bed-room are being opened every now and then, as though to give tne patient air. General Dent, the brother-in-law of General Grant, has been sent for. 9:50 p. m. When Mr. Stanford came out of the house at 9:15 he said in reply to in quiries from an Associated .fress reporter: lieneral urant is now propped up in two chairs. He is suffering very much pain. The doctors hope he will pull through the night. 1 believe he will live until morning."General Dent on leaving the house this afternoon left word that he should be called if any material change took place. He is sun in tne city. 10:35 p. m. Bishop Harris, of the M. E. cnurch of Pennsylvania, Kev. Lr. Uharles U Titian y and General Clintou B. Fink called about 10 o'clock, but came away immedi ately. Dr. Douglas Has lust stated that there would be no new bulletin for a little while. 11 p. m. Since the last statement the general has been very restless and has been walking from room to room. Now he is quiet, resting in his chair. His throat has been cleared and the relief mentioned at 8 p. m. has continued since. J. H. Douglas, M. D. Geo. F. Shbady. M. D, At 11:30 Drs. Donglas and Shrady and members of the homsehold were all in the general's room moving about when neces sary on tiptoe. From the outside the honse seemed quiet and peaceful. Neither of the doctors would be seen. At 11:40 ex-Senator Chaffee and General Gager left the house. Mr. Chaffee said, "I can't give much encouragement. The doctors feel more favorable to the opinion that the general will live until morning. The trouble is that the general is very restless, moving about or trying to move about. He is now lying on his cot with his eyes closed, but is not sleeping. 1:45 a. m. The Grant mansion was locked up for the night soon after midnight, and at this hour all seems quiet within, mere are lights in tne gen erals bed-room and m the upper story, lhe general is believed to be asleep. Dr. Douglas, who did not originally intend to remain with the patient tonight, has joined ur. snrauy in ms vigil. FROM NEWAEK. A Big Damage Suit An Opportunity for Explanations 'otes and News. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Newark, April 1. Robert L. Hettinger has entered suit in the Common Fleas court against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and A. T. Speer for $10,000 dam ages for an accident caused by the alleged negligence of an engineer and unskillful practice ot Dr. opeer. A large force of men has begun work on the new High school building. Your correspondnent was informed today that a certain trustee oi tne tjmidren s home remarked that the trustees were in vited by the commissioners to take a view of the different farms offered for sale for the Children's home, and that the commission ers on that occasion condemned the Roe farm as utterly unfit, worn out, and a very agueish district; and also that it was not worth near the money asked. JSow, u this is true, why did they buy it! Moreover, an ex-commissioner was heard to say, that the report is true that the farm was previously offered for $8000. He said it was offered to the commissioner when he was in office for that sum. And when you lake out tne main rnafl, canal and railroad, there are not forty-three acres in the farm, Current estimates run from thirty-two to thirty eight acres. The commissioners publish over a column of words in vindication of their action, which is at least suspicious. The rink organ, the Daily Roller, appears in a new garb this evening under the name of the Palace News. It is somewhat larger, and presents a neat front. So powerful an element as skating rinks in society certainly deserves a news organ. lt is rumored that the prospective marshal and solicitor are around hunting blank bonds that they may not be delayed in qualifying themselves for their respective offices immediately after next Monday. They evidently wish to qualify before the ten days of publishing the reduction ordinance is past. This is oniy to secure themselves against a possible technicality in the law. The ladies of the Second Presbyterian church will give a dinner and supper at the City hall tomorrow. The second contest for the gold ring at the Fifth Street rink will take place tonight. The injunction proceedings against the county commissioner will be argued before Judge Hunter next Monday. . The I. O. Q. F. of Newark are now occupy ing their new hall in Jones's block. l nomas r. Jones nas been appointed administrator of the estate of John Owen of Union township. TKTTNK LINE POOL, A Movement to Restore It Action of tne Railroad 'Men Yesterday on the Subject. Chicago, April 1. Some time ago a meeting of the presidents of the seaboard trunk lines was held, at which, the commissioner was instructed to call a meeting of the Western roads in the territory between the western termini of the trunk lines and Missouri river, taking in all lines via Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, to be held in Chicago today, for the purpose of consulting with the seaboard lines on the subject ot a restoration of rates throughout the country east of the Missouri river. In response to this call about sixty managers and general freight and passenger agents representing thirty lines convened. J. H. Devereaux, president of tne uieveiand, uoiumbus, uwcinnati and Indianapolis railroad, was chosen president. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting that arrangements should be made for a division of the east-bound traffic from and passing through the terri tory west ot tne trunk line termini, nortn of the Ohio river, and east of the line drawn from Milwaukee via Joliet.Streator, Peoria, Seneca and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to 8t. Louis. The committee was appointed and at the afternoon session presented a report which led to the adoption of the following resolutions: Semlved. That a committee of fifteen be appointed by the chairman, including himself as one, who shall prepare a plan for the Western association, and submit it to the manager as soon as prepared, at a meeting to be called for that purpose. Kttolvea, mat tne managers interested in the various agreements for a division of the traffic at different cities are requested to continue and organize the same on a fair basis. Xesolved, That freight rates be restored April 6, on a basis of '20 cents on flour, grain and thirteenth class, Chicago to New York, and that we each and all agree to maintain them, and the trunk lines be advised of our action aad requested to cooperate by charging the tariff on all freight over tneir lines. At tonight's session three committees were appointed to draft plans for a like number of pools, one of the roads south of Peoria, 111., one of those north Of that point, and one of tne roads west of the Mississippi river. At 10:30 o'clock the meeting adjourned until tomorrow. - - THE RAILROADS- A Movement to Restore Rates. "'.IT. , A nwil 1 A muiltn. nf 11.. umiL dents and general managers of all Eastern and Western trunk lines was held here this forenoon, to devise some plan of action by which rates on all east-bound traffic may be restored and retained. - After a brief discussion of the question it was referred to a committee of seventeen, with mrtrictioos-to report a plan of action. It is generally believed that this committee will recommend a system of junction point pools to include all business originating at competitive points between Chicago and St. Louis, and including these two cities. Reorganizing the Texas and St. Louis St. Lobis, April 1. A quiet meeting of the holders of the bonds of the Texas and St. Louis railroad was held here last Monday. A complete plan of reorganization was formulated and adopted, which provides for the widening of the track to a standard gauge, and the extension of the road from Bird's Point, Mo., opposite Cairo, 111., to St. Louis, a distance of 155 miles, making the entire line 890 miles long. Wreck on JBllen N. Cincinnati, April 1. The incoming pas senger train on the Louisville and Nashville road jumped the track a few miles from Viewport, K.y., tonight and several train men were slightly injured. Valuable horses aggregating $20,000 were rendered worthless. Local and General. About one thousand ties are being shaped up lor use in renewing the tracks in the union depot. George B. Gaston of Louisville, traveling passenger agent ot tne great Jackson route, was in Columbus yesterday. , E. R. Davidson of Detroit, Northern passenger agent of the Co'umbus, Hocking Val ley and Toledo, is in tne city. An official announcement was made yesterday of the appointment of Frank O. Field as city ticset agent ol the rannandle. As the Nickel Plate is more than paying its operating expenses and manages to earn some $500,000 toward its interest account, it is not liKeiy to ne neglected. The boys on the Panhandle are kicking on the new rule limiting engine supplies to 1 quart of oil, 4 pound of waste and 4 pounds ot tallow lor a round trip run oi 200 miles. Some of them think this allowance will not do the work. The Princeton College Glee club, of Prince ton, N. J., has chartered a Pullman car from the Pennsylvania Company, in which they will make a pleasure tour of the West, pass ing through Columbus on the morning of the 10th inst. They will take 'the Ohio and Mississippi irom Cincinnati. Receiver D. W. Caldwell, of the Nickel Plate, has issued orders (1) retaining in the employ of the company all persons now in its service; (2) appointing H. Hammersley cashier, with headquarters at Cleveland, and id) appointing as purcnasmg agent M, M. Rodgers, headquarters at Cleveland. Locomotive firemen on the Panhandle have been ordered to use but one shovelful of coal at a time in charging the furnaces. It is claimed that the saving in fuel is a large item, and that this method results in a more perfect combustion of the gases generated in the furnace, which were wasted when three or four shovelfuls were used at one charge. THB GENERAL PASSESOEE AGENTS. The meeting of general passenger agents at Indianapolis Tuesday started off with a boom that struck the unlucky scalpers with the idea that rates were to be adj usted and stay adjusted, and the best thing for a well-disposed shaver t do was to quietly dispose ot ms stocx and open cigar stands with the proceeds. There was a very general attendance, the Columbus roads being represented by E. A. Ford, Panhandle: C. K. Lord. Baltimore and Ohio: A. J. Smith, Bee Line: E. C. Jones, "Blue Grass route": W. E. Reppert. Midland; H. M. Bronson, Indiana, Bloom- in eton and western. After an organization by the election of Owen Rice chairman and W. H. King secre tary an informal discussion was indulged m as to the best method of stiffening the rates and maintaining the lull taritt rates, and it was resolved to appoint committee to outline the territory to be controlled by the association and to restore rates in such territory with a penalty for its violation. Messrs. Ford, Atmore, Lord, Smith and Shattuck were appointed as such committee. The Question of rates was again taken up. and it was resolved that west-bound rates and those between interior points, be re stored April 5: that all roads repre sented ' at the meeting would with out regard to any competitor not present, restore rates on the same day, April 5; that the committee of five above named report at an adjourned meeting to be held at Southern hotel, St Louis, April 9, and that the rate meeting called for Chicago, Tuesday, A pril 7, be changed to St. Louis. April 9, at Southern hotel, xne meeting then adjourned to meet at the Southern hotel, St. Louis. Thursday, April 9. The rates "sustained" by resolution were cut out of Cincinnati inside of twenty-four nours. THE PM0NS OF PEACE SPREAD OVER ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. The Latter Adopts the Suggestions of Cranville's Note Bismarck's Seventieth . - Birthday The Situation in Turkey i and Egypt Foreign Notes. ' ENGLAND. London, April 1. Private St. Peters burg advices say that the government, on th advice of the military council, will spire no effort to avoid a war. The Birmingham Company's factory, wttich. the government has purchased, is th largest rifle factory in England. It possesses patents on the Martini-Henry rifle. The company collapsed on the con clusion of the Franco-German war. The purchase includes a stock of rifles valued at:j$75,000. It is expected that several thousand workmen will be t started di-retjtly. .,-,..J tt is believed that tne uaoinet council during the week will consider DeGiers'a reply. Harrington remains in London during the holiday. The Ameer has sent a circular to all the Governors of Afghan towns on the Amu-Daxia river to closely watch and report an Kussian movements, especially on Kboia Saleh. which, if once in nossession of ltho Russians, .would open the Void to BMkh and Uabul. Polish papers state that at a recent ban quet at Odessa, the Russian officers ordered to join the Caucasia regiments responded with enthusiasm to the toast. "The com ing war with England." The rail Mall trazette tnis afternoon stiles that Russia's answer to England's proposals on the Afghan question amounts ia cordial acceptance ot tne proposals as made by Earl Granville, the British iapign minister. 'A . GERMANY. Seeun, April 1. This being the seven tieth anniversary of the birthday of Prince Bismarck, the day is being celebrated throughout the empire as a holiday of extraordinary interest. The Em peror and nis son, tne urown jrrince Frederick William, attended by all the resident princes of the imperial family, called upon the chancellor at 10 o'clock in the morning and congratulated him. Daring this imperial visit the Emperor ' personally presented a wonderful oil copy of,, a great portrait of himself to Prince Bismarck, as a personal memento. The Emperor himself decorated Count Herbert Bismarck, son of the chancellor, with the order of the Red Eagle. The imperial visitors spent most of the remainder of the morning at the chancellor's residence. After tneir departure tne lederai counceiiors and ministers called and presented their congratulations; The Bismarck birthday testimonial committee subsequently visited the chancellor, and formally presented him with tne title deeds of tne great fecnoen-hansen estate. The entire afternoon was taken up by the delegations which had conie to present testimonials from all daises of German people. J . ' TUKKKY. ' Constantinople, April 1. The government is in arrears to the soldiers for several months pay and today the wives of the soldiers attempted to secure atten tion to their husbands' demands by ap pearing in force at the ofhee of the minister of finance. Bands of . women collected to the number of 2000 or more at a point near the building occupied by the Cabinet officers. At an appointed hoar they marched in a body to the office of the minister of finance. Pushing past the guards thy entered the office and, confronting the? minister, demanded the pay du'j their tfiiSiiJands.''Policemen were called in and tried to expel them, but the women turned on the officers and forced them to retire. The finance minister made a plausible excuse for the delay in paying them. The women declared his answer unsatisfactory and made a rush for him. He- however escaped by jumping out of a back window. ;! " CANADA. Montreal, April 1. It is stated by a government official who came here from Ottawa, that a cable message from Lord Wolseley had been received by Lord Lans-downe, asking if he could get one or two regiments from Canada for service in the Soudan. Ottawa, April 1. "A" and "B" batteries, which started from the end of the Canadian Pacific railroad, at Dog lake, over the first fifty-mile gap, have successfully reached the end of the gap, and are now proceeding over the first isolated stretch of railway, which is called the -Ross section. "The batteries are reported to be in good shape and going forward in splendid order. They should be at the west end of the track Friday night, and then their progress forward to Winni peg will be rapid. The troops who left Toronto on Monday passed Sudbury junc-tioh early this morning, and will reach the hrst gap m the road tonight. Vf ' - FRANCE. Paris, April 1. General Briere de l'Isle telegraphs from Hanoi, under date of yesterday : "After a fresh encounter witn tne enemy at uong llong yesterday afternoon, General Herbengcr continued his retreat in good order along the Kep and De Oquam routes. General Negrier's present condition is favorable. Alter see ing him, I hope to rejoin the Second brigade m the deiense ot Jttivers. Queen' Victoria and her daughter Princess Beatrice arrived atAix-les-Bains today. M. Ferry today handed President Grevy a dispatch which bad just been received statute that the Umnese government h?d accepted M. Ferry's proposals for peace and wished to fix a date for the evacuation of the positions now occupied by the Chinese. The dispatch was dated subsequent to the defeat of the French forces at Langson. MANITOBA. St. Paul, April 1. The Dispatch's Winnipeg, special says: The Stonies and Crees, who joined the other bands yesterday in an attack on Battle Ford, killed Jamesf Payne and George Applegrath, farm instructors. They also burned a large number of settlers' houses. All the buildings in Battle iord were pillaged and burned. It is expected that Big Bear's band and the Fort Pitt Indians will also join in the rebellion. Big Bear, with 8UO warriors, is witn Kiel, who is now said to have 2000 armed men but no field pieces. It is not known when Middleton will order an advance of the troops. Winsipeg, April 1. Dispatches from Battle tord todav snow improvements in the situation there. Messages received from the agent of the Hudson Bay Com pany say tne Indians nave lett tne town and gone in a westerly direction. '" EGYPT. Suakisi, April 1. A detachment of cavalry was sent out tnis morning to re-connoiter in the neighborhood of Tamai, They found Tamai occupied by a large force of the enemy. A general advance of tne Britisn forces will begin tomorrow morning at dayDi-eaK. xne troops will stop at the zereba tomorrow night and will march on to I amai Friday morning. The enemy suddenly appeared today in large lorce in tne direction ol llandonb, The men who were at work on the railway were rapidly withdrawn. Glaas-Work Burned. Bridgeport, O., April 1. The Ohio Valley Glass Company's factory burned this afternoon. Loss 512,000, fully in sured. It Will bo Mayor Walbridge. Toledo, April 1. The Republican City convention today nominated Horace S. Walbndge for mayor. A fire started in the eastern portion, of Emery's candle factory, Cincinnati, and all The loss is $100,000, amply covered by insur ance. HAINES'S HIGH DORSE. He Peremptorily Dismisses the House Em ployes A Beaolntion Offered to Depose Him. Springfield, III., April 1. The House this morning was in an uproar. After the reading of the minutes, Speaker Haines arose and explained that, as there had been dissatisfaction regarding the employes of the House, he had come to the conclusion that the best thing he could do was to peremptorily dismiss all of those appointed by him, and he did so. This announcement fell like a bombshell among the employes and consternation reigned supreme among them. Representative Keyes offered a resolution, declaring that the Speaker had no right to discharge employes, xne whole subject was tabled. Representative West offered a resolution citing that the Speaker and Representative Miller had placed the stock-yards bill r with the committee on corporations, thereby perpetrating an in dignity on the House, and tnat both should be reprimanded. It was further declared tnat tne speaker was an unsate person to conduct the affairs of the House, and should be deposed. Before a discussion was possible the Senate was announced. In joint session only one ballot was taken. Two votes were oast one for Logan and one for Merritt. - i .Very Kind in. Mr,. Keen. I CinciSinaVi, April 1. David Keen, mar ried, aged 46, and Laura Lindsay, aged 16, were arrested here at the railroad depot yesterday on the strength of a telegram from Meadville, Pa., stating that the couple had eloped from Evansbnrg, Pa. Keen claims he was going to get the girl a situation in St. Louis. The pair will start for Meadville tomorrow in custody of the sheriff. , A Treasurer and Money Missing. Special to the Obio State Journal. Pomeroy, April 1. J. J. Lawhead, treasurer of Chester-township, this coun ty, for the last four years, is missing. So is $1700 of the township's funds. He was last heard of in Washington territory. His bondsmen are responsible for tne defalcation. We Never Believed It. Cleveland, April 1. Friends of Mrs. Garfield deny the published reports that she is to marry a Rev. Mr. Taylor of Pennsylvania. She is living quietly in Cleveland and ia educating her children for careers of usefulness. PAROLED PKISONKKS. How the Proposed Law Will Operate if Passed It Meets With the Indorsement of the Penitentiary Officials. The probability of the final passage of the House bill giving the penitentiary managers power to parole convicts prior to the expiration of sentence creates a de sire for information as to the practical features of the bill. In a conversation had with Warden Peetrey yesterday the subject was in troduced by a telephone announcement from the State-house that the bill had been favorably reported from the com mittee, and there would be no opposition to its passage. The question was asked as to what would be the practical effect of the measure in his opinion and that of the present managers. "It will enable the . managers to do a great deal toward the real reformation of a certain proportion of our criminal class. The practical operation of the law will be tnat wnen tne record and behavior of a convict becomes such as to indicate a proper sense of his crime and its punishment, and it becomes the opinion of the managers that to free him from the restrictions of the prisonwonld add largely to his chances for reformation, the board has it in its power to parole him under such conditions as warrant his return if the trust prove unfruitful and misplaced. The bill provides that the parole shall extend for six months, and that he shall report at least once a month to the Probate court of the county in which he resides, the court to forward the report to the managers of the penitentiary. If at the end of six monthB he is thought worthy of conditional pardon, it will be granted upon application of the citizens of the neighborhood in which be resides. The condition of this pardon is such that at any future time if the party commits a breach of the law, or is deemed unworthy bf the privileges granted him he can be rearrested by any officer of competent authority and returned to the prison." "What conditions other than a good prison record will be insisted upon ?" "It is necessary that the friends of the prisoner certify that they have secured for him haorable employment sufficient to maintain him and to avoid the necessity of idleness. Unless this is done no such parole could be granted." "Do you regard this as a safe way in which to open the gates of the prison 1" "Certainly. I have in my mind now, a dozen men, farmers, who are in here on three or five-year sentences, who are already sufficiently punished and would be greatly benefited by such a parole as the one proposed. Their farms are ready foy them, their families are still kept together and the men are thoroughly worthy of such trial. A longer term of confinement reight harden them into worse than common criminals, whereas the trust placed upon them would be gratefully received and serve largely to make new men of them. Oh, yes! I have given the matter much attention and am confident the law is one that will be carefully guarded and be open to little abuse." " THE FREE DISPENSARY. First Annual Report of the Institution to the Ladle' Benevolent Society. The monthly meeting of the Columbus Female Benevolent society was held yesterday afternoon at First Presbyterian church. The usual reports were made, the most interesting being that by the physicians of the free dispensary, as this was the first monthly report of that institution. The report is as follows: Mrs Frances Collins, Chairman Committee on Dispensary: The physicians report work at the free dispensary as follows : The number of sick in attendance during the last week has been eight to ten each day. The whole number of persons who have applied for treatment is sixty-eight, of whom thirty-five have been discharged cured, one is dead and thirty-two are under treatment. The running expense of the month is $16.2,5. If the present rate of increase in the number of sick poor taking advantage of this charity continues the cost for April will exceed $20. We hand you receipted bills from the City Hall drug store and Cornell & Pheneger Bros. You will notice that 114 40 is for instruments, which are per manent investment, and 54.20 for prescriptions. These accounts, with $1.50 due Mr. Fink for putting up signs, will consume the $20 in vour hands. We have received a sift of drugs from Mr. F, W. Herbst and $5.80 in instruments from Cornell & Pheneger Bros. Scared Away. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning a burglar entered the residence of Peter Pfeifer, 361 West State street, by breaking down a door. Mr. Pfeifer, who is night watchman at the Central Insane asvlum, was on duty at the time and his wife was alwne in the house. Being aroused by the noise made by the crasn down stairs, sne ran to a win dow of the second story and, throwing it open, aroused the neighbors by her crieB, and one of them came to her assistance. By the time this help had arrived, however, the burglar had taken alarm and could not be captured. So far as could be learned by Mr. Pfeifer, who made a care ful search of the premises on reaching borne later in tne morning, nothing of value was secured by the burglar, and the loss is limited to the injury inflieted on tne door m lorcmg an entrance. TYPICAL RESURRECTION SHOWN BY FLOWERS AND MUSIC. For He is Risen as Ha Said" How the Glorious Kaater will he Celebrated by the Colnmbus Churches Musleal Programs. Easter is always a time for beautiful music as well as for flowers. In Christian churches throughout the world will be heard next Sunday the brightest music in all the range of sacred compositions. The character of the festival a time of happiness that Christ is arisen pervades the music which is sung in honor of it. it is cheerlul and happy. There is noth ing of gloom or of sombreness about it, and on this account it is the most pleasant for singers and hearers of all the church festival seasons except that at Christmas.The church choirs of Columbus are making special preparations for the com ing services, and from the programs which we give below, it will be seen that many rare musical treats may be enjoyed. The extraordinary effort in this line of church music in Columbus in the last year or two has produced quartets and choirs which, on the whole,, probably surpass those of any city of equal size in the United States. This places them in a fine position for the Easter music. The only regret will be that one is not ubiquitous. The programs are as follows: . FIRST COXQESQATIONAL. Slarning. Why Seek re the Living among the Dead O. P. Warren Christ, Oar Passover ...Bristewe He U KUen Wilde Evenina. una nam pjMwialj.T Christ, Our Passovernf."SK Aneels roll the rack away yuarcei miss crama J. jaiorop, airs. ;nariea Lord, Messrs. E. W. Lewis and Fred. Krumm. Organist, Professor Edmund lattoon, Mrs. Lo.d will sing as substitute tor Miss Marple for five or six weeks, as she has gone South to vitf I friends. SECOND PBKSBTTERIAN. Organ Voluntary Th. Salome Aiitnem ay eeea re mo xdTiug among me Dead Warren Offeriory; Christ is Kieen Today Soprana hoIo , Blschoff Orran PostIudIut... Guilmant Quartet Mrs. C. u. Norris. Mrs. H. D. Allison Messrs. w. Q. Bow-land and M. 8. Hague. Director ana organist, Mr. l . u. Bciiostaer. ST. joscph's cathedbal. Strike the Cymbal, solo by Mn. William Con- nell. Mezart's Mass No. 12. Offertory: Alleluia, Lainbilotto. Soloists Miss Mary Joyce, Miss Amelia Kronen berger, Messrs. John ISaghten and John It. Wag ner. Director and orranist. John A. Plmmr. The choir will be assisted by Mr. William Bach. HOLT CROSS. Morning. Lambillott's Pascale Mass. Soloists Miss Marr Hintershteld. Miss Kiln. beth Kuhn, Miss Maggie Dury, Mrs. J. Fink, Mr. Albert Lind. Mr. J; If. Bnrkley. Quartet Misses Lucy Wciler and Rose Hera. Itrger, Messrs. L. Lind and George Krebs. uireriory, Ave verum Keller. Mrs. J. Lind, Mr. Lewis Lind and Mr. J. Lind. Afternoon. Vespers de confessor Is. Magnificat ..............Mozart Kegina alll Lambillott Benedlctltion. O Salutaris .........LambIUott Tantuin Krgo . .. . Komi The choir numbers twentv-flre voices, and It has been well trained for the occasion. Director, Mr. a. a. isurjciey. HIGH STREET CONGREGATIONAL. Morning. Anthem "Christ being raised" 8. Webbs Soprano solo "I know that my Redeemer liveth ' uanaei Mrs. J. Cassell. Quttrtet and chorus "eince by man,"etc....Handcl Anthem "Like as a father".....,............ J. Batton Trio "Lift thine eyes," ,i Mendelssohn Chorus "He watching over Israel" -nenueissonn Organist, Miss Emma Moses. Director, John It. Beynon. v TBlflTT. ;''--'. cfow'tre-rtBT.tWr- raasover.--- :'. Chant Gloria Fatria. TeSeum. Jubilate. Anthem Christ Is Risen W a rron. Gloria Tibi. Hymn. Soloists Mrs. Godman, H. M. Butler. - Director and organist, Arthur Mees: OSBORNE IN STBIPJBS. The Itncyrua Skatorial Artist at Last Enters the Prison Walls The Old Claim of Innocence Kept Up. - I. S. Osborne, the Bucyrus skating rink sensationalist, arrived at the penitentiary yesterday from Upper Sandusky to serve a 3 years' sentence on conviction of bigamy. He was accompanied by Sheriff Schueller and several extemporized deputies. At the penitentiary he was put through the customary forms, his hair being clipped, his mustache shaved off and the prison garb put on him. The unusual number of Erisoners arriving yesterday had ex-austed the stock of second grade uniforms before Osborne was received, and he was compelled to don a striped suit. By the time his preparation for prison life had been completed it was dark, and he was taken to his cell. Throughout the series of operations Osborne preserved an unruffled front, his manner being exactly the same as has characterized him throughout his troubles. An order of the board of managers forbids the interviewing of prisoners by reporters, but a few words were had with him. He was lying on the cot in his cell, his arms thrown back of his head and his feet elevated in the position so common to convicts in their narrow rooms. He was perfectly indifferent, seemingly, and smiled the same old silly smile when asked what he thought of things. He said three years was a long time, but he supposed he must grin and bear it, at least, he intended to do the best he could and lighten the sentence as much as is possible under the prison rules. He still sets np the claim of innocence and says that had they allowed him a little more time in which to prepare for trial he would have been acquitted. As it was, he says he had not the slightest chance. Prohibition Ticket No. 9. . It will be remembered that a meeting of Prohibitionists was held in the office of the Home Gazette Monday night, which placed in nomination a city ticket, not, one of them stated, for the purpose of election, but with the hope of beating the Republican ticket. At that meeting there were present twenty men, a perfect mass meeting in the Prohibition party. They adjourned to hold another meeting last night, for the purpose of completing arrangements for election day. There was a large and enthusiastic meeting of eight rampant Prohibitionists in pursuance of this adjournment, four being attaches of the Home Gazette office. Instead of proceeding to the legitimate business of the meeting.these eight fire-eaters proceeded to undo the work which the twenty of Monday evening had done, and reorganized the ticket first made. They took off Hugh Earl for police commissioner, and placed in his stead James S. Britton, who had been the candidate for the three years' term as water-works trustee. James Taylor was made the nominee in Mr. Button's place. John McDonald was knocked out as candidate for street commissioner and James T. Smith put in his place. The vacant place for city solicitor was filled. They could not remember a lawyer in the Prohibition ranks, so they named a doctor, W. D. Lowder. Zeke Mettles and J. H. Whitney, former candidates for constables, were replaced by Edward S. Koehler and James P. Mills. The question now is, Will the twenty whe made the first ticket stand these changes made by the eight last night ? A Waif. Shortly after the arrival of the Dayton train at Xenia, where it connects with the Columbus accommodation going East, the car cleaner, whose duty it was to reverse the seats, found lying upon one of them a three weeks' old baby covered with a newspaper. A hurried search through the accommodation failed to turn np the child's protector. It was placed in charge of the pouce at Jtvenia. THE WEATBER. - Office or Cuar Siomt. Omen, Wasuikotoic. 1 D. C, April 1, 10:28 p. m. Observations taken at j the same moment of time at all stations: ; o 2 P-S lacc or OBSSaVATION. Chattanooga...... Cincinnati.......... Columbus ...., Iudiananolis MO.Hl .Clear . Clear . Cloudy fair , Fair , Fair , Kalr , Cloudy . t'lear Cloudy , Cloudy , Cloudy Clou Fair , :loudy Fair . Clutf Cl.r - 30. U NK K HE N SB S NE SK K S S BE BE 8K S s w N sw SB NE E tfO.10 Loiilvllle-..... Memchls.. tO.OKl tl.OW N ssli vi ile............ Pittsburg....-... Cairo. . 30.0H (0 201 Davenport. Des Moinea....., Keokuk SM Bt Louis..... St. Paul..... , Springfield, Iu... Leaven worth....... Omaha 29 86 M.9 3)86 Salt Lake City.... Bismarck, Dak. . Denver. Col.u.uu. 30. cloudy Cloudy 1. 1 rata Clear , C loudy S0.02 l .10 Cleveland...., .01 Detroit..., Chicago., 80 27 INDICATIONS. For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Light local showers and partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to east and south In Ohio valley; southerly winds in Tennessee, becoming variable; slightly cooler In Ohio valley, nearly stationary temperature in Tennessee. - Lower Lake Partly cloudy, light rain or snow, slightly colder easterly winds, wair baromatift No upper aussisBippi uiw rains, part y ciouay weather, southerly winds, becoming variable, lightly colder, higher barometer. Missouri Valley Local rains lu southern tmr. lions, followed by fair weather; fair weather in northern portions, variable winds, slightly colder, rising followed in northern portion by falling barometer. Local Observations, Taken at the V. 8. Signal Office, Columbus, O., t a i - J .Li. 29 S71 SU.ftT "il.t in 417 80.287 66 -E 29.851 80.221 60.3 NE 29.37 80.197 63 4 NK 29.306 80.176 48.6 E Time. 6:28 a. m.. 10.-28 a. m. 2:28 p. m.., 6:28 p. m. 10:28 p. m... Maximum temnerature. 61 7: minimum tomndr. ature, 39.2; mean daily U-mperatuie.MV8: cloudi ness, 5; average direction of wind, northea-t: average state of weather, fair; precipitation, ( ). Same day last year: Maximum. 62; minimum, 41 8; mean dally temperature, 63.5: average cloudiness, .10; average direction of wind, east; average atateof wealher,cloudy;preelptttlou. 1 OA. F. T. WlUJiMl, Private, Signal Corps, V. H. A. . O. A. B. Appointments. The following comrades, on the recommendation of Comrade Carl N. Bancroft, inspector of the department, are hereby appointed assistant inspectors: T. W. Connelly, Manchester; Gideon Ditto, Lima ; W. 0. Hickman, Nelsonville j J. W. Foster, Geneva ; A. M. Sheets, Ashland ; O. Bennett, St. Mary's ; J. F. Moore, Barnesville; J. C. Shumaker, Ripley; N. B. Tubbs, Hamilton; J. B. Wilkin, Dell Roy; Colvin McDonald, Urbana; A. H. Hoffman, Springfield; S. 8. Walker, Williamsburg; S. A. Holiday, Westboro; W. G. Bentley, Salem; Joseph Stanford, Coshocton ; D. D. Welch, Bucyrus; M. T. Britton, Cleveland ; Jerry' Martin, Greenville; W. J. Henry, Hicks-ville; John W. Watkins, Delaware T B.E. Robinson, Milan ; O. B. Brandt, Carroll ; T. J. Lindsey, Washington O. H.; D. 8.. Wilder, Columbus; W. H. Booth, Fayette; Moses Miller, Crown City; S. P. Warinner, Chardon ; James Kyle, Xenia; C. L. Campbell, Cambridge; John B. Sampson, Cincinnati ; N. S. Wescott, Arlington; Amos Wroten, Kenton; Andrew Smith, Cadiz; E. C. Dodd, Napoleon; E. E. Mullen1!, Hillsboro; K. O. Kittsmiller, Logan; Andrew J. Beaner, Millersburg; Joseph P.Owens, Steuben; George W. Dennison, Coalton; Hugh M. Mc Barry, Irondale; SI. M. Murphy, Mt. Vernon : A. S. Stratton, Madison ; . W. 8. Mc-- Cune, Iron ton j J, 3i- r.giisitti, . Newark; i r. "D. Reefy, Elyria; C. E. Darlington. West Liberty; S. W. Cass, South Toledo ; G. W. Wilson, London; Thomas E. Grist, Lowellsvilla; B.' M. Hord, Prospect; J. K. Siberlicg, Lodi ; Ed. S. Grant, Middleport; Smith Town-send, Xeptune; S. A. Collins, Troy; J. W. M. Brock, Stafford ; George 8. Corner, Malta; Henry Barnes, Cardington ; H. M. Sedgwick, Zanesville; H. E. Peters, Caldwell: J. B. Clark, Lakeside; Jesse H. Bond, Antwerp ; T. J. Smith, New Lexington; W. H. Kennedy, Naw Holland; M. C. Peters, Wetmore; J. H. Furry, Ravenna; W. H. Orr, Eaton; J. D. Timmerman, Leipsic; A. II. Con-diet, Mansfield; J. B. Smith, Chillicothe; Joseph Schwartz, Fremont; Mark B. Wells, Portsmouth ; W. H. Schaler, Tiffin ; C. W. McKee, Sidney ; C. J. Bockins, Canton ; T.D. McGillicuddy, Akron ; C. W. Talbitzer, Niles ; D. L. Mitkimen, New comerstown; W. L. Currv, Marysville; J. A. Gleason, VanWert; G. W. Wilton, Zaleski; C. W. Randall. Lebanon; W. C. Smiley, Beverly; L. Q. Jeflrips, Wooster: J. A. McClain, Bryan ; C. C. Gundy, Ton-togany; J. F. Reiser, Upper Sandusky. A Startling Discovery. A colored man who was digging in the bank of the Scioto river, below the Hocking Valley bridge, yesterday, was horrified at turning np with his spade a human hand and arm. Some boys who were fishing near by were called, and a more thorough search disclosed other portions of a body. The coroner was called, and after a thorough examination found the mutilated remains of two bodies, which had evidently come from some medical college. The authorities at the two colleges were notified not to bury their stiffs in such public places. Political Small Talk. The ripper leaden will be engaged In the legislative halls this afternoon. Kepublicans of the Sixth ward are urged to attend the primaries in full force tonight. Mat Martin has the result already figured' out in his mind. lie knew all about it two years ago when he ran for member of the Legislature. Out Johns kas pulled through with cloe calls heretofore when others were left. He ia a hustler and feels that he ii this time on a very strong ticket. A gentleman who lias been about the city a good deal in the past few days, Inst night expressed the opinion that Walcutt would carry the city by at least 1000 majority. Investigation shows that the alleged disaffection in the Republican run is in the North End amounts to practically nothing, while the support of General Walcutt by the South End Democrat is very strong. The citizens of the North End met last night at Hunt's hall and nominated a "citizen's candidate" for council to represent that ward. Mr. Daniel K. Sullivan, the railroad contractor who lives at the comer of Fifth avenue and High street, was named. The Democratic city committee met last evening and talked over the discouraged condition of the local Democracy. A number of plans to revive drooping spirit were proposed, and it was decided to "whoop 'em up" from this time on with the greatest vigor. Great disappointment was expressed over the refusal of Daniel Bresnabau to accept the nomination as water-works trustee for the short term, and, after much casting around, it was decided to give John A. Barber the place, as he seemed about the only man willing to go on the ticket. Henry H. Hemler having refused to accept the nomination as councilman in the Ninth ward,-William B. Savage was put on in his stead. Penitentiary Points. The board of managers adjourned yesterday, to meet on the 8th inst. to open bids for labor under the piece price plan. The following were the arrivals yesterday: Joseph Hoag, stabbing, 1J years; Frank Hunt, pocket-picking, 1 year; John Neal, grand larceny, 1 year; Ed. Wilson, alias Frank Sparma, grand larceny, 3 years ; Nicholas Wagner, burglary and larceny, 1 year; Michael Rolherv, burglary and larceny, 1 year; George P. Bowman, burg'ary and larceny, 1J years, and John Strayer, burglary and larceny, 4 years, from Cuyahoga county ; Thomas Wilson and - John Murray, shooting Brakeman Wells, 2 years each, and Isaac S. Osborn, the skatorial artist, 3 years for bitramv, from Wyandot county, and B. T. Ualley, from Gallia county, 10 years for forgery. The ground is being broken for the new court-house. The work will be pushed to. the utmost. .4..- B" 9 ? Clear 7 clear 6 Fair 7 H'loudy S Cloudy

VOL. XL VI. NO. 79. COLUMBUS. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1885 ESTABLISHED 1811. A PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE THAT NO ONE 13 ABLE TO SOLVE Is This Man Grover Cleveland The Boy's Play Indulged in by the Senators " Spirit of Civil Service Badly Disfigured. Special to the Ohio State J oumal. . Washikgtok, April 1. Mr. Cleveland has now been the occupant of the White House practically a calendar month. Were seven-eighths of his party representatives asked to give anything like a specific opinion of him, they would fail. "A month, and yet we don't know what he is," was the remark today which expressed the idea exactly. He has been cautious, that is true, but has he not been so cautious, and will he not continue to be so, that he will be nothing? There is a fear among the leaders of the Democratic party in Washington that the President intends to be an enigmatic executive, so that at the end of his term the country at large will know no more of him than M this time; and if there is anything the Democratic party has held its hands up lagainst, it is mysteriousness, indefiniteness, .and all that pertains to that. If one who said be liked the management of the President were asked wby he was pleased, I venture he could net give one sane irason. : It may be apparent at this time why none of the great men of the party have apaken in favor of the President. It is because they have nothing of which to speak. The outlines of a policy they fancied they discerned a fortnight or three weeks ago have proven false lights. So far all have followed jack-'o-lanterns who have essayed to trace a direction the ship of state is taking. The first month of the administration finds public opinion at sea without a chart or compass, and it will hardly find either in another joaonth. Senators at Boy's Play. . "Senators are very often like boys," observed a member of that-' august body this morning. "The talk we have been having in caucus shows that very plainly, although .the fact has been presented to me forcibly in sa thousand shapes. Much of this palaver we have been having over the redaction of the Senate's expenses comes from child's jilay. Some days ago Senator Van Wyck wanted to make an investigation, or get a 'Clerk, or go junketing, or something of that sort, and a Senator I believe it was Harrison apoi'ed. he Van Wyck design. The senator from Nebraska 'laid for1 the other senator, and after awhile offered a resolution to rescind an order for a trip the other senator was booked for; and in rescinding that order he was willing to sacrifice all others of a similar character; It was very much like the little boy who said 'If you won't play my way I won't play.' Of course, the whole thing amounted to nothing. But it has come to pass that a man can not exercise his conscience in the Senate without running against a hobby of somebody who will became offended." .: ; "What of the Sherman resolution?" I asked. - "That was all right. We had ordered so -many things that we found we would have a deficiency if we paid for them all, and the .Sherman resolution looked toward lopping some of them off. But iwo-or three chairmen of committees refused to provide a salary for their clerks during the summer by some means f,ne of them being Harrison, who cut off Van Wyck and you see it all footed up very largely. The thing became so common that scarcely a man was found .conscientious enough to refuse to take the soft places. The result of the Sherman resolution will be a saving somewhere sufficient 4o make this all up. It will be reported to the Senate next December." Trampling Upon the Spirit of. Civil Service. , Since the Democrats can not break the let ter of the civil service law it comes from the 'White-house that the spirit of it may be broken and trampled under the feet. A number of gentlemen who have applied for tenure offices, the terms of which do not expire for some time, have been told that if they can get the occupants to resign, or can put tbem oat through charges, the appointments will be made. It eomes likewise from the White-house that the postoffices not tiled by the President, and therefore having no terms, may be filled just as fast as good men can De touna tor them. Thus the sharp corners ot the civil service law are to be rounded off, and this is the bitter to be extracted from it. A gentleman who has been working for Phil. Thompson of Kentucky for a place of some kind, and wuo has oeen a Irequenter ot the White' house, ssid upon this point: "Few Republicans will be in office a year from now. By one way and another they will go. But I predict that the changes will De- made in such a way as to lose the respect of Republicans and the good will of men in the dominating party. The President and his Cabinet already realize what a curse office is to them. It is the bane and scourge of a party. The way this administration has started in, however, it will be cursed if it will and cursed if it don't. I some times think it would have solidified our party to turned the rascals all out in a day by a proclamation. It might have hurt the service. bnt it would have brought our men shoulder to shoulder. A more anxious lot of men to get places never offered to enlist in the services of any government than those that have been around here for a month. The expression on their faces is absolutely painful, and as they leave in disappointment their curses are inuescnoaoie. . The Interest in Grant's Condition. At no point in the country perhaps is so much interest evinced in the condition of General Grant as in Washington. ' Here al most every one is personally acquainted with him, and all feel a deep concern about him. Early this morning crowds clustered around the bulletin boards, and have all day been absorbed with sorrow. The intelligence ot his growing weakness and his hearing the end, and every bit of in formation bearing upon his condition was received in silent sorrow, and sadness was depicted upon every face. At the Capitol senators and representatives showed extraordinary interest in the bulle-' tins, and the name of Grant was t-poken with a downward inflection. Tonight many prominent men are receiving messages from .New xork, and the fear is expressed that the old hero can not last till moraine. Wash ington will go into mourning when the information finally comes that he is dead, and no people will mourn his demise more sin cerely. Personal. Letitia Miller has been commissioned post master at Paris, O. Joseph B. Hughes of Hamilton, O., is at the Ebbitt. Hon. William Bell of Ohio, was among the callers upon the President today. Hon. John G. Thompson was out on the streets again today. He is looking a little thin, however. Congressmen Paige and Warner are in ..Hew xorjc Western Associated Press Dispatches. Commissioner Black Issues a Circular, Wabhihcton, April 1. Commissioner Black today issued the following circular: To Pension Agents: Investigations now in progress show that in some instances very gross frauds have been perpetrated upon the government through the instrumentality of clerks employed in the pension agencies. You must exercise the greatest care in regard to the selection of your subordinates. The government, it is true, may be reimbursed from your bond for such losses as are arwe referred to, but this does not Dre vent re resulting scandal to the service. This message of earnest caution is sent you to call your attention particularly to your own risk and duty in the premises Investigate your agencies thoroughly. Take all possible p.-ecaution to cleanse "the service of every suspicious or nnwortny person. John C. Black, Commissioner. 'Confirmed. Washington, April 1. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the follow ing nominations: Brown, Shipley & Co. London, Eng., to be special fiscal agents of me wavy department; captain William Z. Volkmar, Fifth, cavalry, to be assistant ad iu- tant geuerai with the rank of maior: Can- tain George H. Burton, Twenty-first in- laniry, u oe inspector general with the rant ot major. To be postmasters inicnaei j. Dnugnerty at fialesburg, 111.; Ansel Watrous at Fort Collins, Col. ; Pale-mon Wiley at Central City, Col. ; Wilber P. Horn at Idaho Springs. Col.: Adelbert Hhen- herd at Waverly, Io.; Bayard 8. Gray at . ruruautt, iuu.; i nomas D. r rench at Alex andria, La. ; Charles is. Cook at McPherson Kas. ; (i. Marion Moore at Pleasanton, Kas, Vnited States Senate Extra Session. Washington, April 1. -After the reading of the journal the Chair laid before the Sen ate several communications which he had received in regard to the failing health of General Grant, and asked it it was the pleas ure of the senate that the secretary should read them. Several senators responded in the affirmative, whereupon the Associated Press bulletins were read from the secretary's desk. ! On motion of Mr. Sherman, the Chair was authorized to appoint the eommittee provided for by the Allison resolution adopted yesterday, to sit during the recess and take into consideration the contingent expenses of the Senate. The following senators were named: Messrs. Allison, Piatt, Pumb, Miller of New York, CockrelL, Harris and Payne. Upon motion ot Mr. Miller ot JVew yore the Senate at 12:10 went into executive ses sion. Aapinwall Burned by the Insurgents. Washington, April 1. The following dis patch from Commender Kane, of the Galena, has just been received by the secretary of the navy: Aspinwall is in ashes. It was burned by the insurgents to escape capture by the government troops. The Pacihc Mail dock railroad property on the north side of the island and the canal property at Crispol are the only buildings saved. The shipping is safe. 1 have all my lorce on shore pro-tentini? nronertv. Mv shin is crowded with refugees. Thousands are destitute and with out shelter. Nominations. Washington. April 1. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate todays A. Leo Knott of Maryland, to be second assistant postmaster general; John A. Showalten to be postmaster at Latrobe, Pa. AS TO CONFIRMATIONS. How the Senate Acted on Numerous Nomi- nations. Washihgton, April 1. The nomina tion of Henry G. Pearson to be postmaster of New York City was favorably reported from the Senate committee on postoffices and postroads today, but was not acted upon in the Senate. The Senate committee on finance has reported favorably upon all the nominations reierrea to it, tne most important being that of John T. McGraw to be internal revenue collector for the district of West Virginia, vice Samuel P. McCormack to be removed. There is a possibility of a contest in the Senate over, this nomination as McCormack has been in office bat a short time. The office has no fixed term. The nomination of General JoseDh E. Johnston, to be commissioner of railroads, was favorably and unanimously reported from the committee on raii roads. The nomination of Lewis McMullen, to be appraiser of New York, has not been reported irom tne senate committee on commerce, there being no quorum at the meeting this morning. There is an inclination among the Republicans to make contest over this nomination. The office has no fixed tenure, and the present incumbent has nued it many years, ills friends in the Senate say he has been an excellent officer, and that his removal without cause merely to give place to a Democratic subordinate is inconsistent with the spirit of civil service reform. The Republicans are, however, not unanimous in this regard, many deeming it best to make no contest, except in case of removals without cause from offices to which there is a term fixed bv law. The Republicans of the Senate are in caucus again upon tins subject. - Information, comes through private channels to senators that the President does not intend to make removals from offices which have fixed terms. The question of final adjournment hinges upon tne decision at tne caucus. The opinions of Republican senators were divided as between adjournment on Thursday or Friday and the prolongation of the session into next week. -1 HOSOB8 FOB SnEEMAS. His Probable Selection as President Pro Tern, of the Senate A Scrap of History. Special to the Obi) State JoomaL -.J---?, -fi Washington, April 1. When the Dem ocrats had a majority in the Senate four years ago, Vice President Arthur, at the in stigation of his party associates, declined to vacate his chair so as to permit the selection of a Democratic President pro tern, of the Senate. It is understood that Vice President Hendricks has no inten tion of following such an example, however, but will probably tomorrow vacate the chair, and the Republicans will then elect a Republican President-pro tempore. There has been a good deal of talk within tne last lew days of conferring this honor upon Mr. Sherman. Mr, Edmunds, it is said, does not want it again, and Mr. Sherman does. It was the intention of the Republican senators to elect Mr. Sherman to the position instead of Mr. Edmunds two years ago. and they would have done so but for a singular misunderstanding. Senator Saw yer ot Wisconsin was the marplot who deieatea tne wishes ot his colleagues, al .though in the most innocent manner im aginable. On the day of the caucus Messrs. Saw yer and Edmunds had a few minutes chat in one of the cloak-rooms. "Will you take the position again if it is tendered to you," asked Mr. Sawyer. Mr. Edmunds replied "that he did not care about it, but that if it came to him "unsolicited he should not decline." When the caucus met Mr. Sawyer, who had not been told that it was tne intention to nominate Mr. Sherman, spoke of his conversation with Mr. Edmunds, and in some way left the impression upon their minds that Mr. Ed munds desired the place again. As no one desired to offend Mr. Edmunds he was selected without anything more being said. It was not until afterward that Mr. Sawyer learned of the proposition to elect Mr. Sherman, and realized what effect his casual statement had upon Mr. Sher man s cnances. it is now thought that if any action is taken in the matter that Mr, Sherman will be elected President of the Senate pro tempore to compensate him for his disappointment in not being -placed at the head of the committee on hnance. Public Debt Statement. Washington. April 1. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement' issued today: Interest-bearing debt-Bonds at per cent..- Bonds at 4 per cent Bondg at 3 per cent - Refunding certificates Jisvy pension fund....... ... Principal. .............. .. . 250,000,010 .. 7:17,710,900 194,190, 00 . 248,200 14,000.0(10 1,196,149,600 Interest Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity ia,40,o Principal- ..... 4.951,505 Interest ... . - 242,310 Debt bearing no interests-Old demand and legal tener notes 346.7S9,r81 Certificates of deposit 27,215,010 Gold and silver certificates 96,699,371 Fractional currency .... ..... 15,313,033 L-ss amount estimated lest or destro, ed .86,875,934 fi,96",f 99 Principal 677,620,551 Unclaimed Pacific railroad interest.. 4,2i9 Total debt- Principal 1,87,721,656 xuwrest... ...... .............. ll,lVAlt'J Total . Total cash in treasury .Jl.889,913,776 H04,474,r Debt less cash in treasury April 1, 1885 March 1, 1885.. Decrease of debt during month........ Decrease of debt since June 30, 1881.... Current liabilities Interest due and unpaid.... Debt on which interest has ceased... Interest thereon ........, Gold and silver certificates... United states notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit........... Cash balance available April, 1885..... . 1,405,4S9,602 , 1.405,923,3M) 48V47 44,610,G33 1,5-52.535 4,951,505 242,310 296,699,37 27,215,000 153,831,451 Total Available assets . $184, 474,174 Cash in treasury. Bonds issued to the Pacific Eailroad 484 ,474,1' Company's, interest payable by the United States, principal outstanding 64, Interest accrued and not yet paid..... Interest paid by the United States. 65, Interest repaid by companies By transportation services 19, By cash payment, 5 per cent, of net earnings ,623,512 969,352 ,038,209 154,305 655,198 Balance of interest by United States... 45, ,228,705 Found Dead in Bed. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Cleveland, April 1. E. T. Conwell was found dead tonight in bed in his room from an overdose of morphine. O. W. Potter, president of the North Chi cago Rolling-mill Company, announces that the mill will go into fall blast next Monday. gtYiiig eiiip-iuy uicui iv low men. JUST BEFORE THE DAWN. THE OLD HERO'S LIFE EBBING AWAY. No Possible Hope for His Kecovery Hourly Bulletins of His Condition His Death the Blatter of Bnt a Few Hours. New Yobk, April 1. At 5 o'clock this morning Harrison, General Grant's valet, drove in haste for Rev. Dr. Newman, and Dr. Shrady, by call, hurried to the general's residence. Dr. Newman says that General Grant's condition is serious, and that it is believed the worst is near. Dr. Newnan and Senator Chaffee arrived at General Grant's residence at 5:50 a. m. At 05 a servant went to a drug store for medi cine for Mrs. Grant, who had become nervous. V. 8. Grant, jr., arrived at the house at 6:10, and h s wife, who was at the St, Cloud hotel, was sent for at 6:25. The following bulletin was given out at 30 a. m : "General Grant rested well until 4 a. m.. when he was seized with an attack of weak ness from which he rallied. "J. H. Douglas, M. D., "Geobge Shkady, M. D." At 6:55 a. m. ex-Senator Chaffee left Gen eral Grant's house. He said General Grant wa very low and wa conscious, but that he was dying. Mr. Chaffee believed the general was dying and he might go away any min-nte, but the doctors said he might last the day out. - ' At 9 o'clock esSenator Chaffee left General Grant. He says that the general is growing weaker. The throat is filling up, but the main trouble is with the heart The doctors say he may die at any time. Authentic information at this hour is to the effect that General Grant is failing fast, and that it is only a question of hours until the end is reached, tie is gradually sin Kin tr, but is not suffering pain. At 9:45 o clock tnis morning Kev. Dr. JNew- man left General Grant's house. He .was met by several reporters and said: "The general solemnly realizes the fact of his prolonged sufferings, but the strength of his intellect and the calmness and serenity of his mind are wonderful." A visitor who left the house at 1 o clock said that the gen eral had rallied, and was conscious and composed.Senator Chaffee states that the sudden weakness of General Grant this morning was the result ol an anection oi tne neart. it is understood now (10:45a.m.) that the general has entirely lost the power of speech. At 12:25 p. m. General Badeau left General Grant's house to get a private message from the telegraph office. While there he said General Grant was very low and was sinking rapidly. That he may die in an hour, and may live three or four days. "The general," said he, "is sitting up all the time, except at long intervals, when ne lies down a little time. He is surrounded by all the members of his family, and Dr. Douglas is in at tendance." General Badeau telegraphed to Colonel Payne at Washington to the effect that at the consultation of the physicians of General Grant this afternoon it was doubtful if his throat was in a condition to be examined, but that if it should be in a condition it was doubtful if any good result would follow, because the disease of the throat is regarded as beyond the control ot the physicians. In response to an inquiry Colonel Fred. Grant has just replied, "Father is very feeble and I think failing. I hardly think he will get through the night." General John C. Robinson called at the Grant house this afternoon and was told by uolonel red. txrant that nis latner was very low. At 2:45 p. m. Drs. Baiker and Sander left tne general s nouse alter tne consulta tion. Dr. Barker said that General Grant would live through the night if no serious complications should arise. At 2:4o p. m Ueneral ti rant was visited Dy Drs. Barker, Sands, Shrady and Douglas. His condition is an improvement upon that of the night. He has no pain in swallowing, takes his liquid food as usual, is free from the accumulation of secretion in the nares. has bad no attack of choking and no return of weakness. His pulse is still quite feeble and his vitality is considerably impaired. lie has not oeen unconscious at any time. i' 8 u. m. About 0:30 . m.-. Colonel Fred. Grant sent the following dispatch to a friend m Washington: ' Jbather sinking rapidly. At 7 o clock General John Cochrane called at the house to ask if the Loyal Legion, of which General Grant is commander-m-cmef , could hold their meeting at Delmonico's with propriety. On learning General Grants condition. General Cochrane stated that the legion would adjourn immediately after as sembling. H,x-secretarv of the Treasury W indom of Minnesota and ex-Postmaster General Thomas L. James have just called at the house, but were unable to see the general on account ot his condition. 9:20 p. m. Hon. Cyrus W. Field, Senator Leland btantord oi California and ex-Com missioner of Public Works Hubert O. Thompson have called at the house within the last hour. Four detectives from police head quarters are patrolling in the vicinity of the Grant mansion. The windows of the gen eral s bed-room are being opened every now and then, as though to give tne patient air. General Dent, the brother-in-law of General Grant, has been sent for. 9:50 p. m. When Mr. Stanford came out of the house at 9:15 he said in reply to in quiries from an Associated .fress reporter: lieneral urant is now propped up in two chairs. He is suffering very much pain. The doctors hope he will pull through the night. 1 believe he will live until morning."General Dent on leaving the house this afternoon left word that he should be called if any material change took place. He is sun in tne city. 10:35 p. m. Bishop Harris, of the M. E. cnurch of Pennsylvania, Kev. Lr. Uharles U Titian y and General Clintou B. Fink called about 10 o'clock, but came away immedi ately. Dr. Douglas Has lust stated that there would be no new bulletin for a little while. 11 p. m. Since the last statement the general has been very restless and has been walking from room to room. Now he is quiet, resting in his chair. His throat has been cleared and the relief mentioned at 8 p. m. has continued since. J. H. Douglas, M. D. Geo. F. Shbady. M. D, At 11:30 Drs. Donglas and Shrady and members of the homsehold were all in the general's room moving about when neces sary on tiptoe. From the outside the honse seemed quiet and peaceful. Neither of the doctors would be seen. At 11:40 ex-Senator Chaffee and General Gager left the house. Mr. Chaffee said, "I can't give much encouragement. The doctors feel more favorable to the opinion that the general will live until morning. The trouble is that the general is very restless, moving about or trying to move about. He is now lying on his cot with his eyes closed, but is not sleeping. 1:45 a. m. The Grant mansion was locked up for the night soon after midnight, and at this hour all seems quiet within, mere are lights in tne gen erals bed-room and m the upper story, lhe general is believed to be asleep. Dr. Douglas, who did not originally intend to remain with the patient tonight, has joined ur. snrauy in ms vigil. FROM NEWAEK. A Big Damage Suit An Opportunity for Explanations 'otes and News. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Newark, April 1. Robert L. Hettinger has entered suit in the Common Fleas court against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and A. T. Speer for $10,000 dam ages for an accident caused by the alleged negligence of an engineer and unskillful practice ot Dr. opeer. A large force of men has begun work on the new High school building. Your correspondnent was informed today that a certain trustee oi tne tjmidren s home remarked that the trustees were in vited by the commissioners to take a view of the different farms offered for sale for the Children's home, and that the commission ers on that occasion condemned the Roe farm as utterly unfit, worn out, and a very agueish district; and also that it was not worth near the money asked. JSow, u this is true, why did they buy it! Moreover, an ex-commissioner was heard to say, that the report is true that the farm was previously offered for $8000. He said it was offered to the commissioner when he was in office for that sum. And when you lake out tne main rnafl, canal and railroad, there are not forty-three acres in the farm, Current estimates run from thirty-two to thirty eight acres. The commissioners publish over a column of words in vindication of their action, which is at least suspicious. The rink organ, the Daily Roller, appears in a new garb this evening under the name of the Palace News. It is somewhat larger, and presents a neat front. So powerful an element as skating rinks in society certainly deserves a news organ. lt is rumored that the prospective marshal and solicitor are around hunting blank bonds that they may not be delayed in qualifying themselves for their respective offices immediately after next Monday. They evidently wish to qualify before the ten days of publishing the reduction ordinance is past. This is oniy to secure themselves against a possible technicality in the law. The ladies of the Second Presbyterian church will give a dinner and supper at the City hall tomorrow. The second contest for the gold ring at the Fifth Street rink will take place tonight. The injunction proceedings against the county commissioner will be argued before Judge Hunter next Monday. . The I. O. Q. F. of Newark are now occupy ing their new hall in Jones's block. l nomas r. Jones nas been appointed administrator of the estate of John Owen of Union township. TKTTNK LINE POOL, A Movement to Restore It Action of tne Railroad 'Men Yesterday on the Subject. Chicago, April 1. Some time ago a meeting of the presidents of the seaboard trunk lines was held, at which, the commissioner was instructed to call a meeting of the Western roads in the territory between the western termini of the trunk lines and Missouri river, taking in all lines via Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, to be held in Chicago today, for the purpose of consulting with the seaboard lines on the subject ot a restoration of rates throughout the country east of the Missouri river. In response to this call about sixty managers and general freight and passenger agents representing thirty lines convened. J. H. Devereaux, president of tne uieveiand, uoiumbus, uwcinnati and Indianapolis railroad, was chosen president. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting that arrangements should be made for a division of the east-bound traffic from and passing through the terri tory west ot tne trunk line termini, nortn of the Ohio river, and east of the line drawn from Milwaukee via Joliet.Streator, Peoria, Seneca and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to 8t. Louis. The committee was appointed and at the afternoon session presented a report which led to the adoption of the following resolutions: Semlved. That a committee of fifteen be appointed by the chairman, including himself as one, who shall prepare a plan for the Western association, and submit it to the manager as soon as prepared, at a meeting to be called for that purpose. Kttolvea, mat tne managers interested in the various agreements for a division of the traffic at different cities are requested to continue and organize the same on a fair basis. Xesolved, That freight rates be restored April 6, on a basis of '20 cents on flour, grain and thirteenth class, Chicago to New York, and that we each and all agree to maintain them, and the trunk lines be advised of our action aad requested to cooperate by charging the tariff on all freight over tneir lines. At tonight's session three committees were appointed to draft plans for a like number of pools, one of the roads south of Peoria, 111., one of those north Of that point, and one of tne roads west of the Mississippi river. At 10:30 o'clock the meeting adjourned until tomorrow. - - THE RAILROADS- A Movement to Restore Rates. "'.IT. , A nwil 1 A muiltn. nf 11.. umiL dents and general managers of all Eastern and Western trunk lines was held here this forenoon, to devise some plan of action by which rates on all east-bound traffic may be restored and retained. - After a brief discussion of the question it was referred to a committee of seventeen, with mrtrictioos-to report a plan of action. It is generally believed that this committee will recommend a system of junction point pools to include all business originating at competitive points between Chicago and St. Louis, and including these two cities. Reorganizing the Texas and St. Louis St. Lobis, April 1. A quiet meeting of the holders of the bonds of the Texas and St. Louis railroad was held here last Monday. A complete plan of reorganization was formulated and adopted, which provides for the widening of the track to a standard gauge, and the extension of the road from Bird's Point, Mo., opposite Cairo, 111., to St. Louis, a distance of 155 miles, making the entire line 890 miles long. Wreck on JBllen N. Cincinnati, April 1. The incoming pas senger train on the Louisville and Nashville road jumped the track a few miles from Viewport, K.y., tonight and several train men were slightly injured. Valuable horses aggregating $20,000 were rendered worthless. Local and General. About one thousand ties are being shaped up lor use in renewing the tracks in the union depot. George B. Gaston of Louisville, traveling passenger agent ot tne great Jackson route, was in Columbus yesterday. , E. R. Davidson of Detroit, Northern passenger agent of the Co'umbus, Hocking Val ley and Toledo, is in tne city. An official announcement was made yesterday of the appointment of Frank O. Field as city ticset agent ol the rannandle. As the Nickel Plate is more than paying its operating expenses and manages to earn some $500,000 toward its interest account, it is not liKeiy to ne neglected. The boys on the Panhandle are kicking on the new rule limiting engine supplies to 1 quart of oil, 4 pound of waste and 4 pounds ot tallow lor a round trip run oi 200 miles. Some of them think this allowance will not do the work. The Princeton College Glee club, of Prince ton, N. J., has chartered a Pullman car from the Pennsylvania Company, in which they will make a pleasure tour of the West, pass ing through Columbus on the morning of the 10th inst. They will take 'the Ohio and Mississippi irom Cincinnati. Receiver D. W. Caldwell, of the Nickel Plate, has issued orders (1) retaining in the employ of the company all persons now in its service; (2) appointing H. Hammersley cashier, with headquarters at Cleveland, and id) appointing as purcnasmg agent M, M. Rodgers, headquarters at Cleveland. Locomotive firemen on the Panhandle have been ordered to use but one shovelful of coal at a time in charging the furnaces. It is claimed that the saving in fuel is a large item, and that this method results in a more perfect combustion of the gases generated in the furnace, which were wasted when three or four shovelfuls were used at one charge. THB GENERAL PASSESOEE AGENTS. The meeting of general passenger agents at Indianapolis Tuesday started off with a boom that struck the unlucky scalpers with the idea that rates were to be adj usted and stay adjusted, and the best thing for a well-disposed shaver t do was to quietly dispose ot ms stocx and open cigar stands with the proceeds. There was a very general attendance, the Columbus roads being represented by E. A. Ford, Panhandle: C. K. Lord. Baltimore and Ohio: A. J. Smith, Bee Line: E. C. Jones, "Blue Grass route": W. E. Reppert. Midland; H. M. Bronson, Indiana, Bloom- in eton and western. After an organization by the election of Owen Rice chairman and W. H. King secre tary an informal discussion was indulged m as to the best method of stiffening the rates and maintaining the lull taritt rates, and it was resolved to appoint committee to outline the territory to be controlled by the association and to restore rates in such territory with a penalty for its violation. Messrs. Ford, Atmore, Lord, Smith and Shattuck were appointed as such committee. The Question of rates was again taken up. and it was resolved that west-bound rates and those between interior points, be re stored April 5: that all roads repre sented ' at the meeting would with out regard to any competitor not present, restore rates on the same day, April 5; that the committee of five above named report at an adjourned meeting to be held at Southern hotel, St Louis, April 9, and that the rate meeting called for Chicago, Tuesday, A pril 7, be changed to St. Louis. April 9, at Southern hotel, xne meeting then adjourned to meet at the Southern hotel, St. Louis. Thursday, April 9. The rates "sustained" by resolution were cut out of Cincinnati inside of twenty-four nours. THE PM0NS OF PEACE SPREAD OVER ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. The Latter Adopts the Suggestions of Cranville's Note Bismarck's Seventieth . - Birthday The Situation in Turkey i and Egypt Foreign Notes. ' ENGLAND. London, April 1. Private St. Peters burg advices say that the government, on th advice of the military council, will spire no effort to avoid a war. The Birmingham Company's factory, wttich. the government has purchased, is th largest rifle factory in England. It possesses patents on the Martini-Henry rifle. The company collapsed on the con clusion of the Franco-German war. The purchase includes a stock of rifles valued at:j$75,000. It is expected that several thousand workmen will be t started di-retjtly. .,-,..J tt is believed that tne uaoinet council during the week will consider DeGiers'a reply. Harrington remains in London during the holiday. The Ameer has sent a circular to all the Governors of Afghan towns on the Amu-Daxia river to closely watch and report an Kussian movements, especially on Kboia Saleh. which, if once in nossession of ltho Russians, .would open the Void to BMkh and Uabul. Polish papers state that at a recent ban quet at Odessa, the Russian officers ordered to join the Caucasia regiments responded with enthusiasm to the toast. "The com ing war with England." The rail Mall trazette tnis afternoon stiles that Russia's answer to England's proposals on the Afghan question amounts ia cordial acceptance ot tne proposals as made by Earl Granville, the British iapign minister. 'A . GERMANY. Seeun, April 1. This being the seven tieth anniversary of the birthday of Prince Bismarck, the day is being celebrated throughout the empire as a holiday of extraordinary interest. The Em peror and nis son, tne urown jrrince Frederick William, attended by all the resident princes of the imperial family, called upon the chancellor at 10 o'clock in the morning and congratulated him. Daring this imperial visit the Emperor ' personally presented a wonderful oil copy of,, a great portrait of himself to Prince Bismarck, as a personal memento. The Emperor himself decorated Count Herbert Bismarck, son of the chancellor, with the order of the Red Eagle. The imperial visitors spent most of the remainder of the morning at the chancellor's residence. After tneir departure tne lederai counceiiors and ministers called and presented their congratulations; The Bismarck birthday testimonial committee subsequently visited the chancellor, and formally presented him with tne title deeds of tne great fecnoen-hansen estate. The entire afternoon was taken up by the delegations which had conie to present testimonials from all daises of German people. J . ' TUKKKY. ' Constantinople, April 1. The government is in arrears to the soldiers for several months pay and today the wives of the soldiers attempted to secure atten tion to their husbands' demands by ap pearing in force at the ofhee of the minister of finance. Bands of . women collected to the number of 2000 or more at a point near the building occupied by the Cabinet officers. At an appointed hoar they marched in a body to the office of the minister of finance. Pushing past the guards thy entered the office and, confronting the? minister, demanded the pay du'j their tfiiSiiJands.''Policemen were called in and tried to expel them, but the women turned on the officers and forced them to retire. The finance minister made a plausible excuse for the delay in paying them. The women declared his answer unsatisfactory and made a rush for him. He- however escaped by jumping out of a back window. ;! " CANADA. Montreal, April 1. It is stated by a government official who came here from Ottawa, that a cable message from Lord Wolseley had been received by Lord Lans-downe, asking if he could get one or two regiments from Canada for service in the Soudan. Ottawa, April 1. "A" and "B" batteries, which started from the end of the Canadian Pacific railroad, at Dog lake, over the first fifty-mile gap, have successfully reached the end of the gap, and are now proceeding over the first isolated stretch of railway, which is called the -Ross section. "The batteries are reported to be in good shape and going forward in splendid order. They should be at the west end of the track Friday night, and then their progress forward to Winni peg will be rapid. The troops who left Toronto on Monday passed Sudbury junc-tioh early this morning, and will reach the hrst gap m the road tonight. Vf ' - FRANCE. Paris, April 1. General Briere de l'Isle telegraphs from Hanoi, under date of yesterday : "After a fresh encounter witn tne enemy at uong llong yesterday afternoon, General Herbengcr continued his retreat in good order along the Kep and De Oquam routes. General Negrier's present condition is favorable. Alter see ing him, I hope to rejoin the Second brigade m the deiense ot Jttivers. Queen' Victoria and her daughter Princess Beatrice arrived atAix-les-Bains today. M. Ferry today handed President Grevy a dispatch which bad just been received statute that the Umnese government h?d accepted M. Ferry's proposals for peace and wished to fix a date for the evacuation of the positions now occupied by the Chinese. The dispatch was dated subsequent to the defeat of the French forces at Langson. MANITOBA. St. Paul, April 1. The Dispatch's Winnipeg, special says: The Stonies and Crees, who joined the other bands yesterday in an attack on Battle Ford, killed Jamesf Payne and George Applegrath, farm instructors. They also burned a large number of settlers' houses. All the buildings in Battle iord were pillaged and burned. It is expected that Big Bear's band and the Fort Pitt Indians will also join in the rebellion. Big Bear, with 8UO warriors, is witn Kiel, who is now said to have 2000 armed men but no field pieces. It is not known when Middleton will order an advance of the troops. Winsipeg, April 1. Dispatches from Battle tord todav snow improvements in the situation there. Messages received from the agent of the Hudson Bay Com pany say tne Indians nave lett tne town and gone in a westerly direction. '" EGYPT. Suakisi, April 1. A detachment of cavalry was sent out tnis morning to re-connoiter in the neighborhood of Tamai, They found Tamai occupied by a large force of the enemy. A general advance of tne Britisn forces will begin tomorrow morning at dayDi-eaK. xne troops will stop at the zereba tomorrow night and will march on to I amai Friday morning. The enemy suddenly appeared today in large lorce in tne direction ol llandonb, The men who were at work on the railway were rapidly withdrawn. Glaas-Work Burned. Bridgeport, O., April 1. The Ohio Valley Glass Company's factory burned this afternoon. Loss 512,000, fully in sured. It Will bo Mayor Walbridge. Toledo, April 1. The Republican City convention today nominated Horace S. Walbndge for mayor. A fire started in the eastern portion, of Emery's candle factory, Cincinnati, and all The loss is $100,000, amply covered by insur ance. HAINES'S HIGH DORSE. He Peremptorily Dismisses the House Em ployes A Beaolntion Offered to Depose Him. Springfield, III., April 1. The House this morning was in an uproar. After the reading of the minutes, Speaker Haines arose and explained that, as there had been dissatisfaction regarding the employes of the House, he had come to the conclusion that the best thing he could do was to peremptorily dismiss all of those appointed by him, and he did so. This announcement fell like a bombshell among the employes and consternation reigned supreme among them. Representative Keyes offered a resolution, declaring that the Speaker had no right to discharge employes, xne whole subject was tabled. Representative West offered a resolution citing that the Speaker and Representative Miller had placed the stock-yards bill r with the committee on corporations, thereby perpetrating an in dignity on the House, and tnat both should be reprimanded. It was further declared tnat tne speaker was an unsate person to conduct the affairs of the House, and should be deposed. Before a discussion was possible the Senate was announced. In joint session only one ballot was taken. Two votes were oast one for Logan and one for Merritt. - i .Very Kind in. Mr,. Keen. I CinciSinaVi, April 1. David Keen, mar ried, aged 46, and Laura Lindsay, aged 16, were arrested here at the railroad depot yesterday on the strength of a telegram from Meadville, Pa., stating that the couple had eloped from Evansbnrg, Pa. Keen claims he was going to get the girl a situation in St. Louis. The pair will start for Meadville tomorrow in custody of the sheriff. , A Treasurer and Money Missing. Special to the Obio State Journal. Pomeroy, April 1. J. J. Lawhead, treasurer of Chester-township, this coun ty, for the last four years, is missing. So is $1700 of the township's funds. He was last heard of in Washington territory. His bondsmen are responsible for tne defalcation. We Never Believed It. Cleveland, April 1. Friends of Mrs. Garfield deny the published reports that she is to marry a Rev. Mr. Taylor of Pennsylvania. She is living quietly in Cleveland and ia educating her children for careers of usefulness. PAROLED PKISONKKS. How the Proposed Law Will Operate if Passed It Meets With the Indorsement of the Penitentiary Officials. The probability of the final passage of the House bill giving the penitentiary managers power to parole convicts prior to the expiration of sentence creates a de sire for information as to the practical features of the bill. In a conversation had with Warden Peetrey yesterday the subject was in troduced by a telephone announcement from the State-house that the bill had been favorably reported from the com mittee, and there would be no opposition to its passage. The question was asked as to what would be the practical effect of the measure in his opinion and that of the present managers. "It will enable the . managers to do a great deal toward the real reformation of a certain proportion of our criminal class. The practical operation of the law will be tnat wnen tne record and behavior of a convict becomes such as to indicate a proper sense of his crime and its punishment, and it becomes the opinion of the managers that to free him from the restrictions of the prisonwonld add largely to his chances for reformation, the board has it in its power to parole him under such conditions as warrant his return if the trust prove unfruitful and misplaced. The bill provides that the parole shall extend for six months, and that he shall report at least once a month to the Probate court of the county in which he resides, the court to forward the report to the managers of the penitentiary. If at the end of six monthB he is thought worthy of conditional pardon, it will be granted upon application of the citizens of the neighborhood in which be resides. The condition of this pardon is such that at any future time if the party commits a breach of the law, or is deemed unworthy bf the privileges granted him he can be rearrested by any officer of competent authority and returned to the prison." "What conditions other than a good prison record will be insisted upon ?" "It is necessary that the friends of the prisoner certify that they have secured for him haorable employment sufficient to maintain him and to avoid the necessity of idleness. Unless this is done no such parole could be granted." "Do you regard this as a safe way in which to open the gates of the prison 1" "Certainly. I have in my mind now, a dozen men, farmers, who are in here on three or five-year sentences, who are already sufficiently punished and would be greatly benefited by such a parole as the one proposed. Their farms are ready foy them, their families are still kept together and the men are thoroughly worthy of such trial. A longer term of confinement reight harden them into worse than common criminals, whereas the trust placed upon them would be gratefully received and serve largely to make new men of them. Oh, yes! I have given the matter much attention and am confident the law is one that will be carefully guarded and be open to little abuse." " THE FREE DISPENSARY. First Annual Report of the Institution to the Ladle' Benevolent Society. The monthly meeting of the Columbus Female Benevolent society was held yesterday afternoon at First Presbyterian church. The usual reports were made, the most interesting being that by the physicians of the free dispensary, as this was the first monthly report of that institution. The report is as follows: Mrs Frances Collins, Chairman Committee on Dispensary: The physicians report work at the free dispensary as follows : The number of sick in attendance during the last week has been eight to ten each day. The whole number of persons who have applied for treatment is sixty-eight, of whom thirty-five have been discharged cured, one is dead and thirty-two are under treatment. The running expense of the month is $16.2,5. If the present rate of increase in the number of sick poor taking advantage of this charity continues the cost for April will exceed $20. We hand you receipted bills from the City Hall drug store and Cornell & Pheneger Bros. You will notice that 114 40 is for instruments, which are per manent investment, and 54.20 for prescriptions. These accounts, with $1.50 due Mr. Fink for putting up signs, will consume the $20 in vour hands. We have received a sift of drugs from Mr. F, W. Herbst and $5.80 in instruments from Cornell & Pheneger Bros. Scared Away. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning a burglar entered the residence of Peter Pfeifer, 361 West State street, by breaking down a door. Mr. Pfeifer, who is night watchman at the Central Insane asvlum, was on duty at the time and his wife was alwne in the house. Being aroused by the noise made by the crasn down stairs, sne ran to a win dow of the second story and, throwing it open, aroused the neighbors by her crieB, and one of them came to her assistance. By the time this help had arrived, however, the burglar had taken alarm and could not be captured. So far as could be learned by Mr. Pfeifer, who made a care ful search of the premises on reaching borne later in tne morning, nothing of value was secured by the burglar, and the loss is limited to the injury inflieted on tne door m lorcmg an entrance. TYPICAL RESURRECTION SHOWN BY FLOWERS AND MUSIC. For He is Risen as Ha Said" How the Glorious Kaater will he Celebrated by the Colnmbus Churches Musleal Programs. Easter is always a time for beautiful music as well as for flowers. In Christian churches throughout the world will be heard next Sunday the brightest music in all the range of sacred compositions. The character of the festival a time of happiness that Christ is arisen pervades the music which is sung in honor of it. it is cheerlul and happy. There is noth ing of gloom or of sombreness about it, and on this account it is the most pleasant for singers and hearers of all the church festival seasons except that at Christmas.The church choirs of Columbus are making special preparations for the com ing services, and from the programs which we give below, it will be seen that many rare musical treats may be enjoyed. The extraordinary effort in this line of church music in Columbus in the last year or two has produced quartets and choirs which, on the whole,, probably surpass those of any city of equal size in the United States. This places them in a fine position for the Easter music. The only regret will be that one is not ubiquitous. The programs are as follows: . FIRST COXQESQATIONAL. Slarning. Why Seek re the Living among the Dead O. P. Warren Christ, Oar Passover ...Bristewe He U KUen Wilde Evenina. una nam pjMwialj.T Christ, Our Passovernf."SK Aneels roll the rack away yuarcei miss crama J. jaiorop, airs. ;nariea Lord, Messrs. E. W. Lewis and Fred. Krumm. Organist, Professor Edmund lattoon, Mrs. Lo.d will sing as substitute tor Miss Marple for five or six weeks, as she has gone South to vitf I friends. SECOND PBKSBTTERIAN. Organ Voluntary Th. Salome Aiitnem ay eeea re mo xdTiug among me Dead Warren Offeriory; Christ is Kieen Today Soprana hoIo , Blschoff Orran PostIudIut... Guilmant Quartet Mrs. C. u. Norris. Mrs. H. D. Allison Messrs. w. Q. Bow-land and M. 8. Hague. Director ana organist, Mr. l . u. Bciiostaer. ST. joscph's cathedbal. Strike the Cymbal, solo by Mn. William Con- nell. Mezart's Mass No. 12. Offertory: Alleluia, Lainbilotto. Soloists Miss Mary Joyce, Miss Amelia Kronen berger, Messrs. John ISaghten and John It. Wag ner. Director and orranist. John A. Plmmr. The choir will be assisted by Mr. William Bach. HOLT CROSS. Morning. Lambillott's Pascale Mass. Soloists Miss Marr Hintershteld. Miss Kiln. beth Kuhn, Miss Maggie Dury, Mrs. J. Fink, Mr. Albert Lind. Mr. J; If. Bnrkley. Quartet Misses Lucy Wciler and Rose Hera. Itrger, Messrs. L. Lind and George Krebs. uireriory, Ave verum Keller. Mrs. J. Lind, Mr. Lewis Lind and Mr. J. Lind. Afternoon. Vespers de confessor Is. Magnificat ..............Mozart Kegina alll Lambillott Benedlctltion. O Salutaris .........LambIUott Tantuin Krgo . .. . Komi The choir numbers twentv-flre voices, and It has been well trained for the occasion. Director, Mr. a. a. isurjciey. HIGH STREET CONGREGATIONAL. Morning. Anthem "Christ being raised" 8. Webbs Soprano solo "I know that my Redeemer liveth ' uanaei Mrs. J. Cassell. Quttrtet and chorus "eince by man,"etc....Handcl Anthem "Like as a father".....,............ J. Batton Trio "Lift thine eyes," ,i Mendelssohn Chorus "He watching over Israel" -nenueissonn Organist, Miss Emma Moses. Director, John It. Beynon. v TBlflTT. ;''--'. cfow'tre-rtBT.tWr- raasover.--- :'. Chant Gloria Fatria. TeSeum. Jubilate. Anthem Christ Is Risen W a rron. Gloria Tibi. Hymn. Soloists Mrs. Godman, H. M. Butler. - Director and organist, Arthur Mees: OSBORNE IN STBIPJBS. The Itncyrua Skatorial Artist at Last Enters the Prison Walls The Old Claim of Innocence Kept Up. - I. S. Osborne, the Bucyrus skating rink sensationalist, arrived at the penitentiary yesterday from Upper Sandusky to serve a 3 years' sentence on conviction of bigamy. He was accompanied by Sheriff Schueller and several extemporized deputies. At the penitentiary he was put through the customary forms, his hair being clipped, his mustache shaved off and the prison garb put on him. The unusual number of Erisoners arriving yesterday had ex-austed the stock of second grade uniforms before Osborne was received, and he was compelled to don a striped suit. By the time his preparation for prison life had been completed it was dark, and he was taken to his cell. Throughout the series of operations Osborne preserved an unruffled front, his manner being exactly the same as has characterized him throughout his troubles. An order of the board of managers forbids the interviewing of prisoners by reporters, but a few words were had with him. He was lying on the cot in his cell, his arms thrown back of his head and his feet elevated in the position so common to convicts in their narrow rooms. He was perfectly indifferent, seemingly, and smiled the same old silly smile when asked what he thought of things. He said three years was a long time, but he supposed he must grin and bear it, at least, he intended to do the best he could and lighten the sentence as much as is possible under the prison rules. He still sets np the claim of innocence and says that had they allowed him a little more time in which to prepare for trial he would have been acquitted. As it was, he says he had not the slightest chance. Prohibition Ticket No. 9. . It will be remembered that a meeting of Prohibitionists was held in the office of the Home Gazette Monday night, which placed in nomination a city ticket, not, one of them stated, for the purpose of election, but with the hope of beating the Republican ticket. At that meeting there were present twenty men, a perfect mass meeting in the Prohibition party. They adjourned to hold another meeting last night, for the purpose of completing arrangements for election day. There was a large and enthusiastic meeting of eight rampant Prohibitionists in pursuance of this adjournment, four being attaches of the Home Gazette office. Instead of proceeding to the legitimate business of the meeting.these eight fire-eaters proceeded to undo the work which the twenty of Monday evening had done, and reorganized the ticket first made. They took off Hugh Earl for police commissioner, and placed in his stead James S. Britton, who had been the candidate for the three years' term as water-works trustee. James Taylor was made the nominee in Mr. Button's place. John McDonald was knocked out as candidate for street commissioner and James T. Smith put in his place. The vacant place for city solicitor was filled. They could not remember a lawyer in the Prohibition ranks, so they named a doctor, W. D. Lowder. Zeke Mettles and J. H. Whitney, former candidates for constables, were replaced by Edward S. Koehler and James P. Mills. The question now is, Will the twenty whe made the first ticket stand these changes made by the eight last night ? A Waif. Shortly after the arrival of the Dayton train at Xenia, where it connects with the Columbus accommodation going East, the car cleaner, whose duty it was to reverse the seats, found lying upon one of them a three weeks' old baby covered with a newspaper. A hurried search through the accommodation failed to turn np the child's protector. It was placed in charge of the pouce at Jtvenia. THE WEATBER. - Office or Cuar Siomt. Omen, Wasuikotoic. 1 D. C, April 1, 10:28 p. m. Observations taken at j the same moment of time at all stations: ; o 2 P-S lacc or OBSSaVATION. Chattanooga...... Cincinnati.......... Columbus ...., Iudiananolis MO.Hl .Clear . Clear . Cloudy fair , Fair , Fair , Kalr , Cloudy . t'lear Cloudy , Cloudy , Cloudy Clou Fair , :loudy Fair . Clutf Cl.r - 30. U NK K HE N SB S NE SK K S S BE BE 8K S s w N sw SB NE E tfO.10 Loiilvllle-..... Memchls.. tO.OKl tl.OW N ssli vi ile............ Pittsburg....-... Cairo. . 30.0H (0 201 Davenport. Des Moinea....., Keokuk SM Bt Louis..... St. Paul..... , Springfield, Iu... Leaven worth....... Omaha 29 86 M.9 3)86 Salt Lake City.... Bismarck, Dak. . Denver. Col.u.uu. 30. cloudy Cloudy 1. 1 rata Clear , C loudy S0.02 l .10 Cleveland...., .01 Detroit..., Chicago., 80 27 INDICATIONS. For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Light local showers and partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to east and south In Ohio valley; southerly winds in Tennessee, becoming variable; slightly cooler In Ohio valley, nearly stationary temperature in Tennessee. - Lower Lake Partly cloudy, light rain or snow, slightly colder easterly winds, wair baromatift No upper aussisBippi uiw rains, part y ciouay weather, southerly winds, becoming variable, lightly colder, higher barometer. Missouri Valley Local rains lu southern tmr. lions, followed by fair weather; fair weather in northern portions, variable winds, slightly colder, rising followed in northern portion by falling barometer. Local Observations, Taken at the V. 8. Signal Office, Columbus, O., t a i - J .Li. 29 S71 SU.ftT "il.t in 417 80.287 66 -E 29.851 80.221 60.3 NE 29.37 80.197 63 4 NK 29.306 80.176 48.6 E Time. 6:28 a. m.. 10.-28 a. m. 2:28 p. m.., 6:28 p. m. 10:28 p. m... Maximum temnerature. 61 7: minimum tomndr. ature, 39.2; mean daily U-mperatuie.MV8: cloudi ness, 5; average direction of wind, northea-t: average state of weather, fair; precipitation, ( ). Same day last year: Maximum. 62; minimum, 41 8; mean dally temperature, 63.5: average cloudiness, .10; average direction of wind, east; average atateof wealher,cloudy;preelptttlou. 1 OA. F. T. WlUJiMl, Private, Signal Corps, V. H. A. . O. A. B. Appointments. The following comrades, on the recommendation of Comrade Carl N. Bancroft, inspector of the department, are hereby appointed assistant inspectors: T. W. Connelly, Manchester; Gideon Ditto, Lima ; W. 0. Hickman, Nelsonville j J. W. Foster, Geneva ; A. M. Sheets, Ashland ; O. Bennett, St. Mary's ; J. F. Moore, Barnesville; J. C. Shumaker, Ripley; N. B. Tubbs, Hamilton; J. B. Wilkin, Dell Roy; Colvin McDonald, Urbana; A. H. Hoffman, Springfield; S. 8. Walker, Williamsburg; S. A. Holiday, Westboro; W. G. Bentley, Salem; Joseph Stanford, Coshocton ; D. D. Welch, Bucyrus; M. T. Britton, Cleveland ; Jerry' Martin, Greenville; W. J. Henry, Hicks-ville; John W. Watkins, Delaware T B.E. Robinson, Milan ; O. B. Brandt, Carroll ; T. J. Lindsey, Washington O. H.; D. 8.. Wilder, Columbus; W. H. Booth, Fayette; Moses Miller, Crown City; S. P. Warinner, Chardon ; James Kyle, Xenia; C. L. Campbell, Cambridge; John B. Sampson, Cincinnati ; N. S. Wescott, Arlington; Amos Wroten, Kenton; Andrew Smith, Cadiz; E. C. Dodd, Napoleon; E. E. Mullen1!, Hillsboro; K. O. Kittsmiller, Logan; Andrew J. Beaner, Millersburg; Joseph P.Owens, Steuben; George W. Dennison, Coalton; Hugh M. Mc Barry, Irondale; SI. M. Murphy, Mt. Vernon : A. S. Stratton, Madison ; . W. 8. Mc-- Cune, Iron ton j J, 3i- r.giisitti, . Newark; i r. "D. Reefy, Elyria; C. E. Darlington. West Liberty; S. W. Cass, South Toledo ; G. W. Wilson, London; Thomas E. Grist, Lowellsvilla; B.' M. Hord, Prospect; J. K. Siberlicg, Lodi ; Ed. S. Grant, Middleport; Smith Town-send, Xeptune; S. A. Collins, Troy; J. W. M. Brock, Stafford ; George 8. Corner, Malta; Henry Barnes, Cardington ; H. M. Sedgwick, Zanesville; H. E. Peters, Caldwell: J. B. Clark, Lakeside; Jesse H. Bond, Antwerp ; T. J. Smith, New Lexington; W. H. Kennedy, Naw Holland; M. C. Peters, Wetmore; J. H. Furry, Ravenna; W. H. Orr, Eaton; J. D. Timmerman, Leipsic; A. II. Con-diet, Mansfield; J. B. Smith, Chillicothe; Joseph Schwartz, Fremont; Mark B. Wells, Portsmouth ; W. H. Schaler, Tiffin ; C. W. McKee, Sidney ; C. J. Bockins, Canton ; T.D. McGillicuddy, Akron ; C. W. Talbitzer, Niles ; D. L. Mitkimen, New comerstown; W. L. Currv, Marysville; J. A. Gleason, VanWert; G. W. Wilton, Zaleski; C. W. Randall. Lebanon; W. C. Smiley, Beverly; L. Q. Jeflrips, Wooster: J. A. McClain, Bryan ; C. C. Gundy, Ton-togany; J. F. Reiser, Upper Sandusky. A Startling Discovery. A colored man who was digging in the bank of the Scioto river, below the Hocking Valley bridge, yesterday, was horrified at turning np with his spade a human hand and arm. Some boys who were fishing near by were called, and a more thorough search disclosed other portions of a body. The coroner was called, and after a thorough examination found the mutilated remains of two bodies, which had evidently come from some medical college. The authorities at the two colleges were notified not to bury their stiffs in such public places. Political Small Talk. The ripper leaden will be engaged In the legislative halls this afternoon. Kepublicans of the Sixth ward are urged to attend the primaries in full force tonight. Mat Martin has the result already figured' out in his mind. lie knew all about it two years ago when he ran for member of the Legislature. Out Johns kas pulled through with cloe calls heretofore when others were left. He ia a hustler and feels that he ii this time on a very strong ticket. A gentleman who lias been about the city a good deal in the past few days, Inst night expressed the opinion that Walcutt would carry the city by at least 1000 majority. Investigation shows that the alleged disaffection in the Republican run is in the North End amounts to practically nothing, while the support of General Walcutt by the South End Democrat is very strong. The citizens of the North End met last night at Hunt's hall and nominated a "citizen's candidate" for council to represent that ward. Mr. Daniel K. Sullivan, the railroad contractor who lives at the comer of Fifth avenue and High street, was named. The Democratic city committee met last evening and talked over the discouraged condition of the local Democracy. A number of plans to revive drooping spirit were proposed, and it was decided to "whoop 'em up" from this time on with the greatest vigor. Great disappointment was expressed over the refusal of Daniel Bresnabau to accept the nomination as water-works trustee for the short term, and, after much casting around, it was decided to give John A. Barber the place, as he seemed about the only man willing to go on the ticket. Henry H. Hemler having refused to accept the nomination as councilman in the Ninth ward,-William B. Savage was put on in his stead. Penitentiary Points. The board of managers adjourned yesterday, to meet on the 8th inst. to open bids for labor under the piece price plan. The following were the arrivals yesterday: Joseph Hoag, stabbing, 1J years; Frank Hunt, pocket-picking, 1 year; John Neal, grand larceny, 1 year; Ed. Wilson, alias Frank Sparma, grand larceny, 3 years ; Nicholas Wagner, burglary and larceny, 1 year; Michael Rolherv, burglary and larceny, 1 year; George P. Bowman, burg'ary and larceny, 1J years, and John Strayer, burglary and larceny, 4 years, from Cuyahoga county ; Thomas Wilson and - John Murray, shooting Brakeman Wells, 2 years each, and Isaac S. Osborn, the skatorial artist, 3 years for bitramv, from Wyandot county, and B. T. Ualley, from Gallia county, 10 years for forgery. The ground is being broken for the new court-house. The work will be pushed to. the utmost. .4..- B" 9 ? Clear 7 clear 6 Fair 7 H'loudy S Cloudy